old maid

old maid

• n.
  • an elderly unmarried woman

    同义词：spinster

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

    同义词：zinniaold maid flower

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

    同义词：periwinklerose periwinkleMadagascar periwinkleCape periwinklered periwinklecayenne jasmineCatharanthus roseusVinca 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')