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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈold ˈmaid, n. - [countable] a spinster.
- [countable] a fussy, cautious, timid person.
- Games[uncountable] a simple card game, played with a deck having one card removed, in which players match pairs, the loser being the holder of the odd card, usually a queen.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024old′ maid′, - Slang Terms[Usually Disparaging and Offensive.]an elderly or confirmed spinster.
- a fussy, timid, prudish person.
- Games[Cards.]
- a simple game, played with a deck having one card removed, in which the players draw from one another to match pairs and the one holding an odd queen at the end loses.
- the loser of such a game.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: old maid n - a woman regarded as unlikely ever to marry; spinster
- informal a prim, fastidious, or excessively cautious person
- a card game using a pack from which one card has been removed, in which players try to avoid holding the unpaired card at the end of the game
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