OLD WOMAN Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the phrase old woman. (close relations)
Definition of OLD WOMAN
Best Alternative Words for OLD WOMAN
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beldam | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ugly evil-looking old woman • a woman of advanced age | ||||||||
crone | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ugly evil-looking old woman | ||||||||
dame | nounn | |||||||
noun • informal terms for a (young) woman • a woman of refinement | ||||||||
dowager | nounn | |||||||
noun • a widow holding property received from her deceased husband | ||||||||
grandmother | nounn | |||||||
noun • the mother of your father or mother | ||||||||
granny | nounn | |||||||
noun • the mother of your father or mother • an old woman • a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure | ||||||||
hag | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ugly evil-looking old woman • eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies | ||||||||
matriarch | nounn | |||||||
noun • a female head of a family or tribe • a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons) | ||||||||
matron | nounn | |||||||
noun • a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified • a wardress in a prison • a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution | ||||||||
old lady | nounn | |||||||
noun • your own wife | ||||||||
artemisia stelleriana | nounn | |||||||
noun • herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant | ||||||||
beach wormwood | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant | ||||||||
dusty miller | nounn | |||||||
noun • shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum • stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves • a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust • herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant • an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers |