Words Used to Describe Old Lady

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Gendered modifiers like female woman and lady are a thorny issue in English usage.

. Eight words that reveal the sexism at the heart of the English language. All three words began life as nouns with woman and lady showing up very early in the language and female showing up in the 1300sLady was used initially as a form of address for a woman who had run of a household or who had charge over servants and late came to refer to a woman. This article is more than 6 years old.

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