noun
1. an elderly unmarried woman (Freq. 4)
• Syn: ↑spinster
• Derivationally related forms: ↑spinsterhood (for: ↑spinster)
• Hypernyms: ↑unmarried woman
2. any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
• Syn: ↑zinnia, ↑old maid flower
• Hypernyms: ↑flower
• Hyponyms: ↑white zinnia, ↑Zinnia acerosa, ↑little golden zinnia, ↑Zinnia grandiflora
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Zinnia
3. commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
• Syn:
↑periwinkle, ↑rose periwinkle, ↑Madagascar periwinkle, ↑Cape periwinkle, ↑red periwinkle, ↑cayenne jasmine, ↑Catharanthus roseus, ↑Vinca rosea
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Catharanthus, ↑genus Catharanthus
4. the loser in a game of old maid
5. 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')
Useful english dictionary. 2012.