old girl

old girl
a) An alumna, especially of a public school.

Listen, old girl, Ive got some news.

b) Affectionate term of address for a woman.
See Also: old boy

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  • old girl — old girls 1) N COUNT You can refer to a woman who used to be a pupil at a particular school or university as an old girl. [BRIT] ...the St Mary s Ascot Old Girls Reunion Lunch. Syn: alumna 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to an old or middle …   English dictionary

  • old girl — n BrE 1.) a woman who is a former student of a school ▪ an old girls reunion 2.) spoken an old woman ▪ She s a nice old girl! →↑old boy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • old girl — ► NOUN 1) a former female pupil of a school. 2) informal an elderly woman. 3) an affectionate term of address to a girl or woman …   English terms dictionary

  • old girl — noun count BRITISH a woman who was a student at a particular school or university …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • old girl — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms old girl : singular old girl plural old girls British 1) a woman who was a student at a particular school or university an old girls reunion 2) informal old fashioned used for referring to an old woman She s a… …   English dictionary

  • old girl — n. an old lady; a lively old lady. □ That old girl is still going. □ What makes an old girl like that so feisty? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • old girl — noun (C) BrE 1 a woman who is a former student of a particular school 2 spoken an old woman: Don t tell me the old girl still drives! compare old boy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • old girl — noun chiefly Britain : a graduate of or former student at a girls school : alumna * * * old girl see girl n. 2 a …   Useful english dictionary

  • old-girl network — old′ girl′ net work n. cvb soc an association among women that is comparable to or modeled on an old boy network …   From formal English to slang

  • old girl — noun 1》 Brit. a former female student of a school or college. 2》 informal, chiefly Brit. an elderly woman.     ↘an affectionate term of address to a girl or woman …   English new terms dictionary

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