Old woman
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Old woman may refer to:
- an oldOld ageOld age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle...
womanWomanA woman , pl: women is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent... - A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation.
- Old Woman (goddess), a divine hag in Irish and Scottish mythology
- The Old WomanThe Old WomanThe Old Woman known also as Hewla is a fictional antagonist in David Gemmell's White Wolf, the first book of Skilgannon the Damned. Though she is not directly an antagonist to Skilgannon, her manoveurings in the story darken his path...
, a fictional antagonist in David Gemmell's novel White Wolf
See also
- Crabbit Old WomanCrabbit Old WomanCrabbit Old Woman, also variously titled Look Closer, Look Closer Nurse, Kate, Open Your Eyes or What Do You See?, is a poem of uncertain provenance, usually attributed to a Phyllis McCormack. The poem is written in the voice of an old woman in a nursing home who is reflecting upon her life...
- CroneCroneThe crone is a stock character in folklore and fairy tale, an old woman who is usually disagreeable, malicious, or sinister in manner, often with magical or supernatural associations that can make her either helpful or obstructing. She is marginalized by her exclusion from the reproductive cycle,...
- HagHagA hag is a wizened old woman, or a kind of fairy or goddess having the appearance of such a woman, often found in folklore and children's tales such as Hansel and Gretel. Hags are often seen as malevolent, but may also be one of the chosen forms of shapeshifting deities, such as the Morrígan or...
- Old man (disambiguation)
- Old Woman MeteoriteOld Woman MeteoriteThe Old Woman Meteorite is the largest meteorite found in California and the second largest in the United States. It was discovered in the Old Woman Mountains in southern California in late 1975. It is 38 inches long, 34 inches high, and 30 inches wide...
- Old Woman MountainsOld Woman MountainsThe Old Woman Mountains are located south of the town of Essex, California, and north of Danby Dry Lake. The range reaches an elevation of at the northeastern end , and lies in San Bernardino County in the Mojave Desert.-Geography:...
- Old Woman River
- Old Woman's GulchOld Woman's GulchOld Woman's Gulch is a ravine, or system of ravines, located in the north end of Tacoma, Washington.Originally named after the old longshoremen's widows who were displaced during the construction of the sports field that gave Stadium High School its namesake, the original Old Woman's Gulch is...
- Old Woman's IslandOld Woman's IslandThe Old Woman's Island, also known as Little Colaba is one of the seven islands composing the city of Mumbai, India, and part of the historic Old Bombay....