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Synonyms for old maid


Grammar : Noun



Définition of old maid

  • noun older unmarried woman
Example sentences :
  • Most likely, he would have been an old bachelor and Amalia an old maid.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • It was all over; that old maid and that aged Cardinal could leave no posterity.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Both the suit and the armada were left in the bay of Biscay, and the queen an old maid.
  • Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
  • The old maid, however, poked her nose over the dishes on the counter.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • With eyes like those, said the old maid, one might even see through a door.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • "Well, that's more than I can tell you," replied the old maid.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • The Bondon had already disappeared within the old maid's bag.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • That morning, however, it was for Madame Quenu that the old maid had a shock in store.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • "It smells much nicer here than at your aunt's," said the old maid.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • The old maid shook her gray head, looking very pale and tired.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

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