ancient woman
Very old female
An ancient woman is an old woman, though the phrase sounds archaic or literary.
Ancient here means very old rather than belonging to antiquity: The ancient woman sat by the fire, her hands weathered by decades of work.
The expression appears in folklore and fantasy more than everyday speech.
- croneWizened old woman
- old soulPerson inexplicably mature
- village elderSenior community authority figure
- matriarchFemale family leader
- tribal elderSenior community authority figure
priestess · oracle · sibyl · wise · wrinkled · grandmother · ancestor · bones · herbs · ritual · healer · witch · goddess · tribal · weathered · stooped · veil · temple
ancient womanyoung girl
Female child, not yet adolescent
little girl · baby girl · young woman · maiden · teenage girl
ancient womanold man
Elderly male person
patriarch · elder · graybeard · grandfather · old fellow
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