About The Word Old maid

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Old maid

Old maid Meaning & Definition
Old maid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Old maid?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Old maid: Cape periwinkle | Catharanthus roseus | cayenne jasmine | Madagascar periwinkle | old maid flower | periwinkle | red periwinkle | rose periwinkle | spinster | Vinca rosea | zinnia

Related Terms | Find terms related to Old maid: bachelor girl | bluenose | feme sole | fuddy-duddy | fuss | fuss-budget | fusser | fusspot | goody-goody | granny | lone woman | maid | maiden | maiden lady | mid-Victorian | old lady | old woman | prig | prude | puritan | single girl | spinster | spinstress | squeamish | tabby | vestal | vestal virgin | Victorian | virgin

See Also | card game | cards | Catharanthus | flower | genus Catharanthus | genus Zinnia | herb | herbaceous plant | human | individual | little golden zinnia | mortal | person | somebody | someone | soul | unmarried woman | white zinnia | Zinnia acerosa | Zinnia grandiflora

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