Definition of "old lady"

A dear old lady said she thought the ancient castle at Conway most picturesque, but that it was a pity they put it so close to the railway!

1946 March and April, R. A. H. Weight, “Euston to the North-West”, in Railway Magazine, page 71

"Ninety per cent of our passengers will know where they are going. They'll come in and do the same journey every day. Therefore, I always base Waterloo not on the commuter, but on the little old lady who's lost in the middle of the station and just wants some help.

2025 January 25, Cem Davis tells Nick Brodrick, “A warm 'Waterloo family' welcome”, in RAIL, number 975, page 40

I swiped it from the old lady's liquor cabinet.

1985, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Back to the Future, spoken by Lorraine Baines (Lea Thompson)

“ […] Now if that thing is balling—and your old lady or your old man is off somewhere flashing and doesn't want to be touched—well, you get put down on acid, you can be on a bummer for months.”

1968, Joan Didion, “Slouching Towards Bethlehem”, in Slouching Towards Bethlehem

But you know it could be a hassle / Trying to explain myself to a police officer / About how it was your old lady got herself stiffed

1978, Lou Reed (lyrics and music), “Street Hassle”, in Street Hassle