Definition of 'old lady'
singular noun [usually poss NOUN]
[informal]
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old lady in American English
Slang
1.
one's mother
2.
one's wife
3.
one's girlfriend or mistress, often, specif., when one lives with her
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old lady in American English
noun informal
1.
a mother, usually one's own
2.
a wife
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