Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun old_maid

5 senses of old maid

Sense 1
spinster, old maid -- (an elderly unmarried woman)
       => unmarried woman -- (a woman who is not married)

Sense 2
zinnia, old maid, old maid flower -- (any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads)
       => flower -- (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Sense 3
periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea -- (commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 4
old maid -- (the loser in a game of old maid)
       => loser, also-ran -- (a contestant who loses the contest)

Sense 5
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'))
       => card game, cards -- (a game played with playing cards)