old lady

noun, Informal.
1.
a mother, usually one's own.
2.
a wife.
3.
a girlfriend or female lover, especially a female lover with whom one cohabits.
Origin
1775-85
Examples from the web for old lady
  • But the old lady who runs it considers current culinary trends a tougher challenge than any of that.
  • They could be craters, they could be seas with water, they could be an old lady.
British Dictionary definitions for old lady

old lady

noun
1.
an informal term for mother1 , wife (sense 1)
2.
a large noctuid moth, Mormo maura, that has drab patterned wings originally thought to resemble an elderly Victorian lady's shawl
Slang definitions & phrases for old lady

old lady

noun phrase
  1. One's wife; a wife: Losin' his old lady is what crazied him (1836+)
  2. A girlfriend, mistress, woman living companion, etc: He introduced this chick as his old lady (1950s+)
  3. One's mother; a mother: The little kid went to ask his old lady if he could come along (1836+)