old lady:
(plural: ‘old ladies‘; opposite word in meaning: ‘old man‘)
a man’s girlfriend;
one’s middle-aged wife;
one’s middle-aged or old-aged mother (used to refer to one’s mother or wife informally),
Johnny has cancelled his world trip because his old lady whom he’s been seeing for two year now is diagnosed with cancer and he doesn’t want to be away on a pleasure trip when his sweetheart suffers from a deadly disease. (i.e. his girl friend)
A man to his friend: “Sorry, I can’t meet you at the club this evening. My old lady isn’t home from shopping, and I can’t leave the children at home alone.” (i.e. the man’s wife)
My friend said his old lady did not allow him to go to late night movies. (i.e. my friend’s mother)
I saw an old lady crossing the road with her dog. (i.e. ‘an old lady’ = some woman of old age; no relation to the speaker)
My old lady says I must finish my homework and only then she’ll let me go out. (i.e. ‘my old lady’ = the mother of the speaker)


