old woman

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === old woman (countable and uncountable, plural old women) (literally) An elderly woman. (countable, informal, derogatory) A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation. (countable, informal, slang) One's wife. (countable, informal, slang) One's mother. (uncountable) The plant sea wormwood. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:old woman See Thesaurus:wife ==== Derived terms ==== old-womanish ==== Related terms ==== old lady old man ==== Translations ====