old-maid
Nouns
- (n) an elderly unmarried woman spinster,
- (n) any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads old maid flower, zinnia,
- (n) commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers Cape periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, Madagascar periwinkle, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Vinca rosea, periwinkle,
- (n) the loser in a game of old maid
- (n) 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")