Meanings
nounold dear (plural old dears)
plural old dears
- endearing or patronizingold woman
The bus journey took forever, with old dears with their shopping trolleys getting on and off at every stop.
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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
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Irish seanbhean, cailleach
- seanbheanold woman
- cailleachold woman
- seanchailleachold woman
Polish babcia, babina
- babciaold woman
- babinaold woman
- starowinaold woman
- staruszkaold woman
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old dear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old%20dear
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“old dear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old%20dear. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “old dear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old%20dear.
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