"old dear" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: old dears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} old dear (plural old dears)
  1. (endearing or patronizing) old woman Categories (topical): Female, People Translations (old woman): seanbhean [feminine] (Irish), cailleach [feminine] (Irish), seanchailleach [feminine] (Irish), babcia [feminine] (Polish), babina [feminine] (Polish), starowina [feminine] (Polish), staruszka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-old_dear-en-noun-m7ggBMhg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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