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old maid
Definition of old maid
1 : spinster 3
2 : a prim fussy person he was a real old maid about burning rubbish — R. C. Ruark
3 : a simple card game in which cards are matched in pairs and the player holding the unmatched card at the end loses
From the M-W Editors
Examples of old maid in a Sentence
In my generation, you were considered an old maid at 25.
First Known Use of old maid
circa 1530
OLD MAID Defined for English Language Learners
old maid
Definition of old maid for English Language Learners
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: a woman who has never been married and who is no longer young
OLD MAID Defined for Kids
old maid
Definition of old maid for Students
1 : an elderly unmarried woman
2 : a very neat fussy person
3 : a card game in which cards are matched in pairs and the player holding the extra queen at the end loses
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