maiden aunt
Definition of maiden aunt
n.
1.
Literally
,
an
aunt
who
has
never
been
married
.
Figuratively
,
it
is
a
term
used
as
the
prototype
of
a
person
who
is
broadly
naive
and
not
wise
in
worldly
ways
;
as
,
he
knows
as
much
about
programming
as
my
maiden
aunt
.
Related Words
aunt
,
auntie
,
aunty
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