a person’s wife or mother
vợ hoặc mẹ của một người
an offensive word for somebody who you think worries too much about things that are not important
một từ ngữ xúc phạm dành cho người mà bạn nghĩ là lo lắng quá nhiều về những thứ không quan trọng
Definition of old woman
old womannoun
bà già
/ˌəʊld ˈwʊmən//ˌəʊld ˈwʊmən/The origin of the word "old woman" can be traced back to Old English, where it was spelled "ældrike" or "ældrige." The Old English term was a combination of two words, "æld" (meaning "old") and "rice" (meaning "woman" or "female creature"). In Middle English, the word evolved to "aldre," and by the 15th century, it had become "olde wyf" in Early Modern English. The "de" spelling used here was a popular spelling variation for "d" at the time. The word eventually shortened to "old woman" in Modern English, and its pronunciation changed as well. The spelling of "woman" also evolved over time, with "wif" becoming "w Moreover, the word "old" underwent phonetic changes, with the "ol" sound becoming "aw" in many dialects due to a process called "Southern Shift." As a result, some people today may pronounce "old woman" as "awl mah-un" in certain English accents.
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