"Mrs. Robinson" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Mrs. Robinsons [plural]
Etymology: Name of a character in Charles Webb's The Graduate (1963) and its film adaptation. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mrs. Robinson (plural Mrs. Robinsons)
  1. An older woman who seduces a younger man.
    Sense id: en-Mrs._Robinson-en-noun-vSsKR5K1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 80 20

Verb

Forms: Mrs. Robinsons [present, singular, third-person], Mrs. Robinsoning [participle, present], Mrs. Robinsoned [participle, past], Mrs. Robinsoned [past]
Etymology: Name of a character in Charles Webb's The Graduate (1963) and its film adaptation. Head templates: {{en-verb}} Mrs. Robinson (third-person singular simple present Mrs. Robinsons, present participle Mrs. Robinsoning, simple past and past participle Mrs. Robinsoned)
  1. Of a woman: to seduce (a younger man).
    Sense id: en-Mrs._Robinson-en-verb-8NTBapHh

Inflected forms

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