spinster


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spinster/ˈspɪnstə(r)/
noun chiefly derogatory an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage.
– derivatives
spinsterhood noun,
spinsterish adjective.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘woman who spins’): from spin + -ster.
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