'Old maid' definitions:

Definition of 'old maid'

From: WordNet
noun
An elderly unmarried woman [syn: spinster, old maid]
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads [syn: zinnia, old maid, old maid flower]
noun
Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [syn: 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
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')

Definition of 'Old maid'

From: GCIDE
  • Maid \Maid\, n. [Shortened from maiden. ?. See Maiden.]
  • 1. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden. [1913 Webster]
  • Would I had died a maid, And never seen thee, never borne thee son. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me. --Jer. ii. 32. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A man who has not had sexual intercourse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Christ was a maid and shapen as a man. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A female servant. [1913 Webster]
  • Spinning amongst her maids. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Maid is used either adjectively or in composition, signifying female, as in maid child, maidservant. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Zool.) The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback ({Raia clavata}). [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • Fair maid. (Zool.) See under Fair, a.
  • Maid of honor, a female attendant of a queen or royal princess; -- usually of noble family, and having to perform only nominal or honorary duties.
  • Old maid. See under Old. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'old maid'

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