an old maid
1Old maid (card game) — Old Maid redirects here. For other uses, see Old Maid (disambiguation). Old Maid Origin England Type Going out game Players 2 8 Cards 49, 51, or 53 Play Clockwise Random chance …
2Old maid — Maid Maid, n. [Shortened from maiden. ?. See {Maiden}.] 1. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden. [1913 Webster] Would I had died a maid, And never seen thee, never borne thee son. Shak. [1913… …
3Old Maid's Orchard Mound — U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location: Chestnut Ridge Metro Park Nearest c …
4Old maid — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… …
5old maid — old maids N COUNT (disapproval) People sometimes refer to an old or middle aged woman as an old maid when she has never married and they think that it is unlikely that she ever will marry. This use could cause offence. Alex is too young to be… …
6old-maid — old maid·ish·ness; old maid·ish·ly; …
7old maid — old′ maid′ n. 1) off usu. disp. an elderly or confirmed spinster 2) a fussy, timid, prudish person 3) gam 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,… …
8old-maid|ish — «OHLD MAY dihsh», adjective. like, suggesting, or befitting an old maid; prim; fussy. SYNONYM(S): spinsterish …
9old maid — noun count 1. ) an insulting word for an older woman who has not been married and is unlikely to get married 2. ) INFORMAL someone who has old fashioned opinions and is too worried about small details ╾ ,old maidish adjective …
10old maid — n old fashioned not polite an offensive word for a woman who has never married and is not young any more = ↑spinster …
