Function: noun
Date: circa 1530
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
– old-maid · ish \ ' ō l(d)- ' m ā -dish \ adjective
– old-maid · ish · ness \ -n ə s \ noun