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Definition of old maid noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

old maid

noun
 
/ˌəʊld ˈmeɪd/
 
/ˌəʊld ˈmeɪd/
(old-fashioned, offensive)
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  1. a word for a woman who has never married and is no longer young that is now considered offensive
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