n any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
n commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
n the loser in a game of old maid
n a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')
Reporters’ Notebook OLAF FUB SEZ: According to comedian Joan Rivers , born Joan Alexandra Molinsky on this date in 1933, “A girl, you’re 30 years old and you’re not married – you’re an old maid. A man, he’s 90 years old, he’s not married – he’s a catch.”
June 7, 2013 - The Buffalo News