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an old maid
an old maid
an old maid
(
old-fashioned
)
an impolite way of referring to a woman who has never married
Usage notes: In the past, young women who were not married were called maids.
Terrified of becoming an old maid, she married the first man who made her an offer.
See also:
maid
,
old
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
GrÉTa
GRAY-taw
(Hungarian)
Hungarian, Icelandic
Ellanher
-
Ancient Germanic
Katenka
-
Russian
HervÉ
-
French
Grazia
GRAHT-syah
Italian
RomÁNa
-
Hungarian
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