Definition of old maid Old maid
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| old maid - 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 - the loser in a game of old maid | ||
| old maid - any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads | ||
| zinnia, old maid flower | ||
| flower reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
| genus zinnia genus of annual or perennial plants of tropical America having solitary heads of brightly colored flowers | ||
| white zinnia, zinnia acerosa subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico | ||
| old maid - an elderly unmarried woman | ||
| spinster | ||
| unmarried woman a woman who is not married | ||
| old maid - commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers | ||
| periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
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Wiktionary 
- old maid (Noun)
An old woman who has never married; a spinster. - old maid (Noun)
A particular kind of periwinkle. - old maid (Noun)
A particular kind of zinnia. - old maid (Noun)
An unpopped kernel in a batch of popped popcorn kernels. - old maid (Noun)
A card game in which cards must be paired and one undesirable card is designated "old maid". - old maid (Noun)
An unpaired card in that game.
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old maid
An elderly unmarried woman.
