# old maid

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An old woman who has never married; a spinster.
2. The Madagascar periwinkle.
3. The common zinnia.
4. An unpopped kernel in a batch of popped popcorn kernels.
5. A card game in which cards must be paired and one undesirable card is designated "old maid".
6. The unmatchable card in that game.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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