Old maid
Old maid noun - An elderly unmarried woman.
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Synonyms for Old maid
Stick-in-the-mud and old maid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stick-in-the-mud" instead a noun phrase "Old maid".
Stick-in-the-mud
Stick-in-the-mud noun - A person with old-fashioned ideas.
Usage example: the committee is dominated by old stick-in-the-muds who have little interest in bringing new ideas to the table
Old maid and stick-in-the-mud are semantically related. You can use "Old maid" instead a noun phrase "Stick-in-the-mud".
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Related pairs
- square and old maid
- square and stick-in-the-mud
- reactionary and old maid
- reactionary and stick-in-the-mud
- antediluvian and old maid
- antediluvian and stick-in-the-mud
- fossil and old maid
- fossil and stick-in-the-mud
- granny and old maid
- granny and stick-in-the-mud
- killjoy and old maid
- killjoy and stick-in-the-mud
- fuddy-duddy and old maid
- fuddy-duddy and stick-in-the-mud
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