old maid

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ˈold ˈmaid, n. 

1. [countable] a spinster.
2. [countable] a fussy, cautious, timid person.
3. 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 © 2025

old′ maid′, 

1. Slang Terms [Usually Disparaging and Offensive.] an elderly or confirmed spinster.
2. a fussy, timid, prudish person.
3. 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.
• 1520–30

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old maid noun

1. a woman regarded as unlikely ever to marry; spinster
2. a prim, fastidious, or excessively cautious person
3. 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

ˌold-ˈmaidish adjective