old maid

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Noun
an elderly unmarried woman
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any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
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commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
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the loser in a game of old maid
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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'')