English noun: old maid |
1. | old maid (person) an elderly unmarried woman |
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| Synonyms | spinster |
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| Broader (hypernym) | unmarried woman |
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2. | old maid (plant) any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads |
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| Synonyms | old maid flower, zinnia |
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| Broader (hypernym) | flower |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | little golden zinnia, white zinnia, Zinnia acerosa, Zinnia grandiflora |
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| Member meronym | genus Zinnia |
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3. | old maid (plant) commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers |
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| Synonyms | Cape periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, Madagascar periwinkle, periwinkle, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Vinca rosea |
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| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant |
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| Member meronym | Catharanthus, genus Catharanthus |
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4. | old maid (person) the loser in a game of old maid |
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| Broader (hypernym) | also-ran, loser |
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5. | old maid (act) 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') |
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| Broader (hypernym) | card game, cards |
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