old maid

Questions about old maid

What does old maid mean?

old maid means "an elderly unmarried woman". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for old maid?

Close synonyms include spinster, zinnia, old maid flower, periwinkle, rose periwinkle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is old maid a common word?

old maid is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.