Definitions for old wives' tale
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
old′ wives'′ tale`(n.)
a traditional, often superstitious, belief or story.
Princeton's WordNet
old wives' tale(noun)
a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth
Translations for old wives' tale
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
old wives' tale(noun)
a superstitious and misleading story.
- ouvroustorieAfrikaans
- خُرافَة عَجائِزArabic
- суевериеBulgarian
- superstiçãoPortuguese (BR)
- babské řečiCzech
- das AltweibermärchenGerman
- ammestuehistorieDanish
- λαϊκή δοξασίαGreek
- cuento de viejasSpanish
- vananaistepläraEstonian
- قصه های مادربزرگانFarsi
- kansanomainen uskomusFinnish
- conte de bonne femmeFrench
- סִיפּוּרֵי סָבתַאHebrew
- अंधविश्वास वाली और भ्रामक कहानीHindi
- praznovjerna pričaCroatian
- mesebeszédHungarian
- tahayulIndonesian
- kerlingabók, kredda, bábiljaIcelandic
- superstizioneItalian
- たわいのない話Japanese
- (노파들의) 실없는 이야기Korean
- bobučių pasakaLithuanian
- sievu tenkas; blēņasLatvian
- kepercayaan karut, tahyulMalay
- oudewijvenpraatDutch
- gammel overtro, eventyr; kjerringrådNorwegian
- babskie gadaniePolish
- قصه های مادربزرگانPersian
- کیسیPashto
- superstiáaoPortuguese
- poveşti de adormit copiiiRomanian
- бабушкины сказкиRussian
- babské rečiSlovak
- babjačenčaSlovenian
- bapske pričeSerbian
- amsaga, skrockSwedish
- เรื่องลี้ลับเกี่ยวกับภรรยาแก่Thai
- kocakarı masalı, boş inançTurkish
- 無稽之談Chinese (Trad.)
- бабські плітки; бабські вигадкиUkrainian
- من گھڑت باتیںUrdu
- chuyện mê tínVietnamese
- 无稽之谈，荒诞故事Chinese (Simp.)
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