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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AmonAH-mun (English)Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
Katarinekah-tah-REE-nəGerman
Tane-Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Dakarai-Southern African, Shona
&Aelig;&Eth;Elr&Aelig;D-Anglo-Saxon
Gottlob-German