ста́рица

rare #31002

nounfeminineanimatecountable

1.
aged nun, female elder, eldressreligion
В монастыре́ её почита́ли как ста́рицу.
In the monastery she was revered as an elder nun.
Feminine counterpart of «старец»: a revered old nun or spiritual guide.
2.
(rare) old woman, aged lady
На крыльце́ сиде́ла седа́я ста́рица.
A grey-haired old woman was sitting on the porch.
Archaic or literary.
3.
oxbow lake, old river bedgeography
За лу́гом блесте́ла заро́сшая ста́рица.
Beyond the meadow an overgrown oxbow lake glittered.

Examples

Старица благословила детей перед дорогой
The old nun blessed the children before their journey.
Старица жила одна в маленьком домике у леса
The old nun lived alone in a small house by the forest.
Мы нашли старицу реки во время прогулки
We found the river’s former bed during our walk.