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Meanings of old ma in English

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Usage of old ma in English
1
There was poor old ma; she 'ad to be man for both.
Australia Felix
2
Chubs squatted down beside me, his knees cracking like an old man's.
The Darkest Minds
3
The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man's.
The Red One
4
I never saw such a desperate face as that old man's.
Elsket / 1891
5
He was still on his feet, but they dragged like an old man's.
Cow-Country
6
Bigger, your old ma's a-begging you to promise her you'll pray.
Native son
7
If Cynthy Ann only knew how her poor old ma'am had been treated!
Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
8
My father had both her picture and the old man's.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
9
His face looked years older-lipsand eyes moved as heavily as an old man's.
The Fruit of the Tree
10
His face was twisted and almost unrecognizable, swollen and lined as an old man's.
Forge of Darkness
11
Leroux thrust his hard face into the old man's.
Jacqueline of Golden River
12
Do you? Palpatine's voice once again had the broken cadence of a frightened old man's.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
13
It's all in a tremble like an old man's.
Hide and Seek
14
His back was bent over like an old man's.
Tell the Wolves I’m Home
15
His lips were dry and the skin under his eyes sagged like an old man's.
The river kings' road
16
His voice came out of his throat with a crack in it like an old man's.
The Half-Hearted
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Old ma through the time
Old ma across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common