Meaning

5 senses
  1. (informal)An elderly woman.

    Near-synonym: LOL

    The door was opened by a little old lady.

    стару́хаstarúxa, стару́шкаstarúška, ба́бушкаbábuška

  2. (slang)One's mother.

    My old lady was fond of corporal punishment.

    стару́хаstarúxa, мама́шаmamáša

  3. (US, slang)One's girlfriend, wife or female significant other.

    His wife was asking where their savings account balance had gone, but the way he put it was that his old lady was ragging him about his pay rate.

    ба́баbába

    your own wife

  4. (UK, informal)The Bank of England, sometimes referred to as the “Old Lady of Threadneedle Street” or simply “The Old Lady”.

  5. (slang)A queen.

    Watch out for that old lady waiting for you.

Examples

149 sentences
  1. Tom helped the old lady cross the street.

    Том допоміг старенькій перейти дорогу.

    ruТом помог старушке перейти дорогу.

    deTom half der alten Dame über die Straße.

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  2. I feel like an old lady.

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  3. She made room for an old lady.

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  4. Tom offered to help the old lady.

    deTom erbot sich, der alten Dame zu helfen.

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  5. Tom tried to help the old lady.

    deTom wollte der alten Dame helfen.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
informal: elderly woman:
one's mother:
one's girlfriend, wife or significant other:
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