The Old Maid

The Old Maid

Old Maid is a diminutive term for a spinster. It may also my refer to:


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  • Old 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 …   Wikipedia

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  • Old 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Old Maid — Infobox CardGame title = Old Maid subtitle = Also: Queen of Spades, Chase the Ace image link = image caption = alt names = type = players = 3+ ages = num cards = 49, 51, or 53 play = Clockwise card rank = origin = related = playing time = random… …   Wikipedia

  • old maid — 1. Usually Disparaging and Offensive. an elderly or confirmed spinster. 2. a fussy, timid, prudish person. 3. Cards. a. a simple game, played with a deck having one card removed, in which the players draw from one another to match pairs and the… …   Universalium

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