old maid

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old maid Definition

• (n) an elderly unmarried woman
• (n) any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
• (n) commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
• (n) a person who is primly fastidious
• (n) 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'')

old maid Synonyms

• Cape periwinkle
• Catharanthus roseus
• cayenne jasmine
• Madagascar periwinkle
• old maid
• old maid flower
• periwinkle
• red periwinkle
• rose periwinkle
• spinster
• Vinca rosea
• zinnia