стару́ха — meaning in English

English meaning

• babushka noun A Russian grandmother, or an elderly Russian woman.
• crone noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
• granny noun An informal, affectionate word for grandmother.

Senses

стару́ха is used for these senses in English:

• babushka An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s]
• crone (obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
• granny (colloquial) Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.
• old lady (literal, informal) An elderly woman.
• old lady (slang) One's mother.
• old woman (literally) An elderly woman.

babushka — full definition

1. noun A Russian grandmother, or an elderly Russian woman.
2. noun A headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin.

crone — full definition

1. noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
2. noun In Wiccan and folklore tradition, the archetype of an old, wise woman, one of the three aspects of the Goddess.

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