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Noun: old maid ówld meyd- An elderly unmarried woman
- spinster - Any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly coloured flower heads
- zinnia, old maid flower - 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 - The loser in a game of 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')
Derived forms: old maids Type of: also-ran, card game, cards, flower, herb, herbaceous plant, loser, unmarried woman Part of: Catharanthus, genus Catharanthus, genus Zinnia Encyclopedia: Old maid |