Dictionary

Old Maid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əʊld meɪd/

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A children's card game, sometimes played with a special deck, where the object of the game is for each player to find matches for all the cards in his hand, without being stuck with the single unmatchable card.
   • The only card games I know are Go Fish and Old Maid.
2. (countable) The unmatchable card itself.
   • The Joker will serve as the Old Maid.

Forms

Translations (29)

cmn 潛烏龜 /潜乌龟 (card game) · pl piotruś (unmatchable card) · fi Pekka (unmatchable card) · fr vieux garçon (card game) · fi Musta Pekka (unmatchable card) · fi Pekka (card game) · pl piotruś (card game) · da Sorte Per (card game) · nb svarteper (card game) · it asino (card game) · es culo sucio (card game) · ru ве́дьма f /lit: witch/ (card game) · fi Pekka-peli (card game) · th อีแก่ (card game) · fi mustapekka (card game) · pt fedor (card game) · fr pouilleux (card game) · sv Svarte Petter (unmatchable card) · ja ババ抜き (card game) · yue 潛烏龜 /潜乌龟 (card game) · pt jogo do mico (card game) · sv Svarte Petter (card game) · ja 婆抜き (card game) · pt mico (unmatchable card) · de Schwarzer Peter (card game) · th อีแก่กินน้ำ (card game) · es poto sucio (card game) · pt fede (unmatchable card) · ja ババ (unmatchable card)