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(derogatory) An old woman who has never married; a spinster. / The Madagascar periwinkle. / The common zinnia. / An unpopped kernel in a batch of popped popcorn kernels.

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old maid

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old maid

Noun

countable derogatory uncountable

(derogatory) An old woman who has never married; a spinster. / The Madagascar periwinkle. / The common zinnia. / An unpopped kernel in a batch of popped popcorn kernels.

Japanese Meaning

（軽蔑的表現）結婚していない老婦人、または独身女性 / マダガスカルキンモクセイ（植物の一種） / 一般的なジニア（植物の一種） / ポップコーンの中ではじけなかったままの粒

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She refused to be labeled an old maid and pursued a happy life on her own terms.

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彼女は年配の未婚女性と呼ばれるのを拒み、自分の意志で幸せな人生を築いた。

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(derogatory) An old woman who has never married; a spinster.

If she is looking for the perfect man before she marries, she'll be an old maid.

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The Madagascar periwinkle.

The following are the only hardy species grown, but V. rosea, with rosy or white flowers, is a pretty greenhouse plant known as ' Old Maid ' or ' Madagascar Periwinkle'.

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