old-maidyadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d)ˈmeɪdi/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d)ˈmeɪdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maid n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < old maid n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier old-maidenly adj., old-maidish adj., old-maidenish adj.

= old-maidish adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [adjective] > like or relating to elderly unmarried woman

tabby1748

old-maidish1766

old-maidenly1784

spinsterian1819

old-maidenish1835

spinsterial1849

old-maidy1884

spinsterish1892

spinsterous1899

spinsterly1902

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxxv. 301 Whoever heard of getting a prisoner loose in such an old-maidy way as that?

1905 J. C. Lincoln Partners of Tide i. 8 The old maids are pretty conscientious, spite of their bein' so everlastin' ‘old maidy’.

1923 U. L. Silberrad Lett. Jean Armiter xiii. 253 She is much nicer and better really than I, in my old-maidy prejudice, used to think.

1962 R. Ruark Uhuru i. 38 He had been a rather peculiar chap, old Harry Slater. Most peculiar, old-maidy, even, like some bachelors get to be.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old-maidy
释义	old-maidyadj. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d)ˈmeɪdi/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d)ˈmeɪdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maid n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < old maid n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier old-maidenly adj., old-maidish adj., old-maidenish adj. = old-maidish adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [adjective] > like or relating to elderly unmarried woman tabby1748 old-maidish1766 old-maidenly1784 spinsterian1819 old-maidenish1835 spinsterial1849 old-maidy1884 spinsterish1892 spinsterous1899 spinsterly1902 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxxv. 301 Whoever heard of getting a prisoner loose in such an old-maidy way as that? 1905 J. C. Lincoln Partners of Tide i. 8 The old maids are pretty conscientious, spite of their bein' so everlastin' ‘old maidy’. 1923 U. L. Silberrad Lett. Jean Armiter xiii. 253 She is much nicer and better really than I, in my old-maidy prejudice, used to think. 1962 R. Ruark Uhuru i. 38 He had been a rather peculiar chap, old Harry Slater. Most peculiar, old-maidy, even, like some bachelors get to be. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1884
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