Any french speakers? Is there a colloquialism for 'older woman'?

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As in, glamorous older woman/lover/wife - I don't want to just use literal translation if that could be taken as old crone IYSWIM?

TIA

Anyone?

Isn't there a phrase "d'un certain age" ='of a certain age' Not sure about gender.

Woman of a certain age is used "femme d'un certain âge"

Are we being complimentary here, as I can think of lots of insults but very few for a "femme mûre"

No, it's complimentary - as in 'in praise of older women'. What is une "femme mure"?

I was otherwise going to use "une vieille femme"?

Thanks for responses, was feeling paranoid in light of the ignore people I don't like thread!

How about a translation of the adjective "ripe"?

I just thought there might be a specific word or phrase, France being the nation of luuurve!

"une femme d'un certain âge" is not necessarily derogatory. "une vieille dame" is just "an old woman", "une femme mûre" is "an older lady".

It ain't derogartory Anna, but I would hate to be called that

I once went to a very boozy dinner where my friend's dh (top dog in a multinational) said that his term for any woman over a certain age was a 'Gare du Nord'. No wonder his wife was shagging a south american consul......

And would you want to be called "an older woman"? Pas moi...

at gare du nord!