old woman

old woman
noun
1) (fig.): (fussy or timid person) altes Weib (abwertend)
2) (coll.): (mother, wife)

the/one's old woman — die/seine Alte (ugs.)

* * *
old ˈwom·an
n
1. (elderly female) alte Frau
2. (mother, wife)
sb's \old woman jds Alte fam
3. (pej: fretful man) altes Weib pej fam
* * *
noun
1) (fig.): (fussy or timid person) altes Weib (abwertend)
2) (coll.): (mother, wife)

the/one's old woman — die/seine Alte (ugs.)


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