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If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the old woman did her lost spectacles, safe on her own nose all the time.
Josh Billings

Meaning of "old woman" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD WOMAN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD WOMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Old woman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLD WOMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of old woman in the English dictionary

The definition of old woman in the dictionary is a timid, fussy, or cautious person.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD WOMAN

old school tie
old skool
Old Slavic
Old Slavonic
old sod
old soldier
Old South
old Spanish customs
old Spanish practices
old squaw
old stager
Old Stone Age
old style
old sweat
old talk
Old Test.
Old Testament
Old Windsor
old wives´ tale

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD WOMAN

anchorwoman
assemblywoman
businesswoman
chairwoman
cleaning woman
Congresswoman
craftswoman
Englishwoman
madwoman
needlewoman
noblewoman
one-woman
roman
spokeswoman
superwoman
the little woman
the woman
tradeswoman
washerwoman
well-woman
woman

Synonyms and antonyms of old woman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OLD WOMAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «old woman» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of old woman

Translation of «old woman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD WOMAN

Find out the translation of old woman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of old woman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «old woman» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老妪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anciana
570 millions of speakers

English

old woman
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बूढ़ी औरत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

امرأة تبلغ من العمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старуха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

velha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃদ্ধা নারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vieille femme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

perempuan tua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高齢女性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

할머니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lawas wadon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bà già
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய பெண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृद्ध महिला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaşlı kadın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vecchia donna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stara kobieta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Старуха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

femeie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλικιωμένη γυναίκα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou vrou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gammal kvinna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gammel kvinne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of old woman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD WOMAN»

The term «old woman» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.967 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD WOMAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about old woman

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10 QUOTES WITH «OLD WOMAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word old woman.
1
Josh Billings
If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the old woman did her lost spectacles, safe on her own nose all the time.
2
Rachel Corrie
When I am an old woman, I will stop trying to look beautiful. I will quit wearing makeup and buying uncomfortable clothes because they look good. Maybe I will take up nudism.
3
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
I'm just a tough old woman.
4
Elian Gonzalez
Wherever I go, there's always a child, an old woman, that comes to me and wants to meet me. Not because I am famous but because they suffered with my family.
5
Lillie Langtry
Why in the world would anyone want to photograph an old woman like me?
6
Joni Mitchell
I learned a woman is never an old woman.
7
Alison Moyet
I have lost and put on big batches of weight in my life many, many times. But what concerns me is the idea of being an obese old woman, because I don't like the idea of being physically incapable in someone else's hands.
8
Brendan O'Carroll
I don't know the secret of Mrs. Brown, but what I do know is that there are things that Mrs. Brown says and does that Brendan O'Carroll couldn't get away with. I think maybe it's a leniency that they're with an old woman. It's the old woman thing. I think secretly we all just want to be Joan Rivers.
9
John Buchanan Robinson
Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of the price to the banks as interest!
10
Dorothy L. Sayers
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD WOMAN»

Discover the use of old woman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to old woman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
She: The Old Woman Who Took Over My Life
This slender book, the last of twenty-nine written by Windham over her long and productive life, will be an exquisitely bittersweet read for the many fans of the late storyteller and author from Selma, Alabama.
Kathryn Tucker Windham, 2011
2
The Old Woman who Named Things
An old woman discovers an abandoned puppy that she is afraid to name--or to even love. This moving story features Gary Larson-esque "(The Far Side)" visuals that will appeal to adults as well as kids. Full-color illustrations.
Cynthia Rylant, 2000
3
The Old Woman and the Hen
When a poor old woman befriends a hen, the hen lays a crystal egg for her that can tell the future.
P. K. Page, 2009
4
The Old Woman who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle: A British Fairy ...
In this British variant of a traditional tale, an ungrateful woman who complains constantly about her house is granted increasingly grandiose wishes by a fairy.
Margaret Read MacDonald, 2005
5
Listening to Old Woman Speak: Natives and alterNatives in ...
Groening argues that what Frantz Fanon terms the "manichean allegory" has shaped European understanding of the New World to such an extent that the image patterns fundamental to the allegory continue to dominate depictions of Native ...
Laura Smyth Groening, 2005
6
The Old Woman's Daughter: Transformative Wisdom for Men And ...
Rising from Douglas’s lifelong interest in the psychology of the feminine, this book shows how healing is related naturally to a Motherline of attunement, connection, and cherishment.
Claire Douglas, 2006
7
From Old Woman to Older Women: Contemporary Culture and ...
"Sally Chivers provides a fascinating look at and challenge to how North American popular culture has portrayed old age as a time of disease, decline, and death.
Sally Chivers, 2003
8
The little old woman who lived in a shoe
Tells the story of the little old woman who lived in a shoe.
‎1888
9
The Secret Diary of a Grumpy Old Woman
It feels like only yesterday I was the youngest person in the room, I had my whole life in front of me.
Judith Holder, 2011
10
Warning: When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple
It sums up this wish perfectly with its pronouncement: "When I am an old woman I shall wear purple/With a red hat that doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me/I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired/And gobble up samples in shops and ...
Jenny Joseph, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD WOMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term old woman is used in the context of the following news items.
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Milwaukee man accused of sexually assaulting 82-year-old woman
MILWAUKEE — A 29-year-old Milwaukee is accused of sexually assaulting an 82-year-old woman in the street on the city's north side. Stephen ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
2
Missing 60-year-old woman found safe Friday in Rockwall
Original post at 10:23 a.m.: Rockwall police are looking for a 60-year-old woman who has been missing since Thursday evening. Susan Kaye ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
3
25-year-old woman found in Gentilly home with multiple gunshot …
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – A 25-year-old woman found shot to death in a Gentilly home Friday caps off a violent week of shootings. The NOPD ... «WGNO, Jul 15»
4
Man's beating, woman's reported rape near downtown investigated
(WBIR - KNOXVILLE) - A 45-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault while authorities investigate her report of rape and the ... «WBIR-TV, Jul 15»
5
Police identify Buffalo shooting victim as 54-year-old woman
The victim of an early Friday morning shooting on Riley Street – a 54-year-old woman – has died, according to a police source. Her name was ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
6
Woman arrested, found passed out in Taco Bell drive-thru
SCHOFIELD (WAOW) – A 49-year-old woman was arrested for drunken driving after she was found passed out in the Schofield Taco Bell ... «WAOW, Jul 15»
7
Hospital Mistakenly Notifies 99-Year-Old Woman That She Is …
A great grandmother who is nearly 100 years old was notified by a hospital that she has a scheduled appointment as part of her antenatal care. «Tech Times, Jul 15»
8
Woman, 2 Boys in Car Injured When Gunman Opens Fire in Driveway
Two children, ages 4 and 11, and an 18-year-old woman were shot Thursday night as they sat in a car parked in the driveway of a South Los ... «NBC Southern California, Jul 15»
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'A tragic event:' 12-year-old arrested in stabbing death of her …
... in stabbing death of her stepmother. ELKHART -. A 50-year-old woman is dead and her 12-year-old stepdaughter is in juvenile custody. «WSBT-TV, Jul 15»
10
45-year-old woman dies of H1N1 flu
A forty-five year old woman who had been diagnosed with H1N1 influenza virus died at Kasturba Hospital on Wednesday. The diagnosis of the ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

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