old woman
An elderly womanAn elderly woman.
» The poor old woman had her bag stolen again.
У бедной пожилой женщины снова украли её сумку. — las
У бідної старенької знову вкрали її сумку. — iceman
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5 senses(countable, literally, uncountable)An elderly woman.
alte Frau, Alte, Greisin
стару́хаstarúxa, стару́шкаstarúška, ста́рицаstárica
стара́stará, стару́хаstarúxa, ба́баbába
a woman who is old
(countable, derogatory, informal)A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation.
Stop being such an old woman and get on with it.
(countable, informal, slang)One's wife.
(countable, informal, slang)One's mother.
(uncountable)The plant sea wormwood.
Examples
240 sentencesThe poor old woman had her bag stolen again.
У бідної старенької знову вкрали її сумку. — iceman
ruУ бедной пожилой женщины снова украли её сумку. — las
Tom married an older woman.
Том одружився на старшій жінці. — deniko
ruТом женился на женщине постарше. — NastyaKayokhtina
You're like an old woman.
Ти неначе стара бабка. — deniko
ruТы как бабка старая. — sikmir
You like older women, don't you?
ruТы любишь женщин постарше, да? — sharptoothed
deDu stehst auf betagtere Frauen, was? — Yorwba
You sound like an old woman.
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Forms
plural: old womenSynonyms
30 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable