old ladies

Gray-haired matriarchs

Old ladies are elderly women, typically past middle age.

The phrase can be affectionate or dismissive depending on context: A group of old ladies played cards in the corner versus Don't be such an old lady about it, where it suggests excessive caution or fussiness.

In slang, my old lady means one's wife or girlfriend, regardless of actual age.

Related

little old lady · dowagers · elderly · matriarchs · old-fashioned · wise woman · oldness · golden agers · senior · materfamilias · widows · knitting · handbags · ageing · matrons · pensioners · nursing home · wisdom

Opposites
age and gender

old ladiesyoung boys

Male children, prepubescent

young men · little boys · young girls · little girls · boys

cultural stereotype

old ladiesyoung bucks

Ambitious inexperienced men

party girls · spring chickens · whippersnappers · hipsters · cool kids

Family

old lady, grannies, dowager

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G