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old maid
(/oU/ld_m/eI/d )

noun (n)

  • an elderly unmarried woman(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    spinster
    source: wordnet30
  • any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads(noun.plant)
    source: wordnet30
  • commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers(noun.plant)
    source: wordnet30
  • the loser in a game of old maid(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
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