---
title: "Laotaitai Meaning: 老太太 (lǎotàitai) Means “old lady”"
description: "老太太 (lǎotàitai) means “old lady”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laotaitai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 老太太 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

老太太 lǎotàitai

## old lady

## It can also mean

- (polite) your mother; my mother

## Its characters

1. 太 tài too

## In a sentence

公园里有个老太太在跳舞。 There's an old lady dancing in the park.

房东是一个**老太太**，姓刘。

From [房子和猫 · How to rent an apartment in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-chinese#library-word-78-81)

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## More words with 老 or 太

- [古老 gǔlǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gulao)
- [老百姓 lǎobǎixìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laobaixing)
- [老板 lǎobǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laoban)
- [老大 lǎodà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laoda)
- [老公 lǎogōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laogong)
- [老虎 lǎohǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laohu)
- [老化 lǎohuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laohua)
- [老家 lǎojiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laojia)
- [老年 lǎonián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laonian)
- [老婆 lǎopo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laopo)

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