old girl—
1. (coll.) one’s wife (also: old lady):
- It’s my old girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to it before her.
2. (coll.) one’s mother (also: old lady):
- She told my mother to pay for the hospital bills and leave it alone. My old girl paid and I didn’t go to court.
3. a former student of a particular school or college:
- Old Girls of the college will gather in the hall this afternoon for a reunion.
old maid—
1. a woman who remains single; an elderly spinster:
- She spent most of her summers in travel, with another wise old maid for companion.
2. said of a person regarded as being primly fastidious:
- She acted like an old maid, so it was hard not to have fun at her expense sometimes.