OLD MAID


Meaning of OLD MAID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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 ˈōl(d)-ˈmā-dish adjective

• old-maid·ish·ness -nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.