English Dictionary

old maid

名詞

可算名詞 軽蔑的 不可算名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

（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

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

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。

意味（1）

(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.

意味（2）

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'.

意味（3）

The common zinnia.

Zinnias are sometimes known as Old Maids in the South.

意味（4）

An unpopped kernel in a batch of popped popcorn kernels.

Crawford asked Congress to double funding for the FDA's $200 million old-maid-elimination research project.

意味（5）

(uncountable) A card game in which cards must be paired and one undesirable card is designated "old maid".

意味（6）

The unmatchable card in that game.

old maids （ plural ）