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old maid noun 1 derog colloq a woman who is not married and is thought of as being unlikely ever to marry; a spinster. 2 derog, colloq a woman or man who is prim and fussy. 3 a a simple card game in which players pass and match up pairs of cards; b the player left with the unpaired card at the end of the game. old-maidish adj. old-maidishly adverb.

old maid noun 1 derog colloq a woman who is not married and is thought of as being unlikely ever to marry; a spinster. 2 derog, colloq a woman or man who is prim and fussy. 3 a a simple card game in which players pass and match up pairs of cards; b the player left with the unpaired card at the end of the game. old-maidish adj. old-maidishly adverb.

old maid noun 1 derog colloq a woman who is not married and is thought of as being unlikely ever to marry; a spinster. 2 derog, colloq a woman or man who is prim and fussy. 3 a a simple card game in which players pass and match up pairs of cards; b the player left with the unpaired card at the end of the game. old-maidish adj. old-maidishly adverb.