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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

old dear en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:endearing or patronizing) old woman
    • Sadly, the ever-eager Reverend Judith had not been able to conjure up many worshippers, even though it was Father’s Day. There was just one old dear sitting halfway back, her faulty hearing aid letting off a high-pitched whistle. 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
    • The bus journey took forever, with old dears with their shopping trolleys getting on and off at every stop.

Forms

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old dears Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (7)

ga seanchailleach (old woman) · pl babcia (old woman) · ga seanbhean (old woman) · pl babina (old woman) · ga cailleach (old woman) · pl starowina (old woman) · pl staruszka (old woman)