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old woman (iou)



old woman noun phr. . LME.
[from OLD adjective + WOMAN noun.]
An elderly or aged woman; spec. one's wife or mother. Also (derog.), a person (esp. a man) of timid and fussy character. LME.
Theatrical. An actress playing an old woman, esp. one who specializes in such roles. M19.
Phrases: old woman's tooth a simple kind of wooden router plane used by cabinet-makers.
old-womanish adjective resembling or characteristic of an old woman; fussy, timid: L18.
old-womanishness noun M20.
old-womanism noun the characteristics of an old woman E19.
old-womanly adjective = old-womanish E19.
old-womanry noun (rare) an old-womanish trait or practice E19.