What is "cat lady"

n. (context informal English) A woman, often elderly, who devotes her time and attention to a domestic cat or cats.

The term cat lady can refer to several things:

• Cat lady, a woman who dotes upon her cat or cats. The term is commonly used in a pejorative sense to denote an animal hoarder who keeps large numbers of cats without having the ability to properly house or care for them.

• Eleanor Abernathy (Crazy Cat Lady), a fictional character from the animated television series The Simpsons
• Crazy Old Cat Lady, a fictional character from the animated television series Codename: Kids Next Door
• Catwoman, a fictional character from DC Comics (most often Batman titles)
• A self-given title of the protagonist Susan Ashworth in the indie video game "The Cat Lady"

• The Cat Lady (2012 Video Game)

A cat lady is a single woman, often a stock character, who owns many pet cats. The term is usually considered pejorative, though it is sometimes embraced. They can have problems relating to other people, and they substitute cats for personal relationships.