Spinster

  • 21spinster — spin·ster || spɪnstÉ™(r) n. unmarried woman beyond the usual age of marriage, old maid; single woman; one that spins as an occupation …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 22spinster — 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 …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 23spinster — noun (C) old fashioned an unmarried woman, usually one who is no longer young and seems unlikely to marry spinsterhood noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24spinster — spin·ster …

    English syllables

  • 25spinster — spin•ster [[t]ˈspɪn stər[/t]] n. 1) off usu. disp. a woman who has remained unmarried beyond the conventional age for marriage in her culture or society 2) law Chiefly Law. a woman who has never married 3) a woman whose occupation is spinning •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26spinster — /ˈspɪnstə / (say spinstuh) noun 1. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying. 2. Chiefly Law a woman who has never married. 3. Obsolete a woman (sometimes, any person) who spins, especially as a regular occupation. {Middle English …

  • 27spinster —   Wahine kāne ole, kāne ole, wahine male ole. See old maid …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 28spinster — A woman who never has been married …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29spinster — An unmarried female some years past marriageable age …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 30spinster — see SPIN …

    Word origins