old maid

• old maid

• Old Maid

old maid

Noun

an elderly unmarried woman

Synonyms:

• spinster
• old maid

Noun

any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads

Synonyms:

• zinnia
• old maid
• old maid flower

Noun

commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

Synonyms:

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

Noun

the loser in a game of old maid

Synonyms:

• old maid

Noun

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')

Synonyms:

• old maid