The term **老娘** is formed by combining the character **老** (lǎo), meaning "old," with **娘** (niáng), meaning "mother" or "woman," originally serving as a humble self-reference by an older woman (akin to "this old mother"). Over time, through semantic shift and colloquial usage, it evolved into a bold, first-person pronoun often used by women to assert authority, express exasperation, or display a tough, no-nonsense attitude, thereby transforming from a modest term into one conveying strong self-confidence or irritation.