old woman

/oʊld ˌwʊmən/

/əʊld ˈwʊmən/

Other forms: old women

Definitions of old woman

1. noun

   a woman who is old
   types:

   beldam, beldame

   a woman of advanced age

   granny

   an old woman

   beldam, beldame, crone, hag, witch

   an ugly evil-looking old woman

   mother

   a term of address for an elderly woman

   type of:

   golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen

   an elderly person

   adult female, woman

   an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
2. noun

   herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
   synonyms: Artemisia stelleriana, beach wormwood, dusty miller

   type of:

   wormwood

   any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium