OLD MAID


Meaning of OLD MAID in English

( old maids)

People sometimes refer to an old or middle-aged woman as an old maid when she has never married and they think that it is unlikely that she ever will marry. This use could cause offence.

Alex is too young to be already thinking of herself as an old maid.

= spinster

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

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