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How to pronounce old maid in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms spinster
Type of unmarried woman
Type Words
Synonyms cape periwinkle, catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, madagascar periwinkle, periwinkle, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, vinca rosea
Type of herb, herbaceous plant
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Synonyms old maid flower, zinnia
Type of flower
Has types little golden zinnia, zinnia acerosa, white zinnia, zinnia grandiflora
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Type of card game, cards
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Type of loser, also-ran

Examples of old maid

old maid
Why else would so many angry viewers be predicting that Jen will wind up an old maid?
From the time.com
Mom played canasta at the tables, children played old maid in a booth, dads held court.
From the stltoday.com
Beth Medina, a 46-year-old maid, said she ran away after two months.
From the guardian.co.uk
Today a young lady of twenty-one who is still single is apt to think of herself as an old maid.
From the theatlantic.com
You don't want to end up an old maid or a lonely bachelor, do you?
From the newsweek.com
The novel begins in 1883 in Missouri with Margaret Mayfield, considered nearly an old maid at 27.
From the kentucky.com
Mr Strauss-Kahn was charged with attacking a 32-year-old maid at his Manhattan hotel suite on Saturday.
From the independent.co.uk
It all makes sense in my head, but in my heart I'm lonely and worried that I may become an old maid.
From the omaha.com
Miss Amy was, in the parlance of the times, an old maid schoolteacher who had taught nearly everyone there.
From the newsobserver.com