old-maiddomn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d)ˈmeɪddəm/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d)ˈmeɪddəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maid n., -dom suffix.

Etymology: < old maid n. + -dom suffix. Compare old-maidhood n., and other parallels listed s.v.

= old-maidhood n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [noun] > elderly > condition of

old-maidenism1783

old-maidenship1784

tabbyhood1797

old-maidship1804

old-maidenhood1845

spinsterhood1863

old-maiddom1871

old-maidhood1871

1871 Overland Monthly Aug. 171/2 She was by no means driven to accept him as a refuge from the approaching nighthood of old-maiddom.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl vi. 93 She was withering towards old-maiddom.

1999 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 7 Nov. 2 h Lala, about 23, is a bit of a lost soul. In 1936, that was approaching old maiddom, so her mother pressures her to get a date.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old-maiddom
释义	old-maiddomn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d)ˈmeɪddəm/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d)ˈmeɪddəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maid n., -dom suffix. Etymology: < old maid n. + -dom suffix. Compare old-maidhood n., and other parallels listed s.v. = old-maidhood n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [noun] > elderly > condition of old-maidenism1783 old-maidenship1784 tabbyhood1797 old-maidship1804 old-maidenhood1845 spinsterhood1863 old-maiddom1871 old-maidhood1871 1871 Overland Monthly Aug. 171/2 She was by no means driven to accept him as a refuge from the approaching nighthood of old-maiddom. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl vi. 93 She was withering towards old-maiddom. 1999 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 7 Nov. 2 h Lala, about 23, is a bit of a lost soul. In 1936, that was approaching old maiddom, so her mother pressures her to get a date. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
随便看	nonsignificantly nonsignificative nonsimultaneity nonsimultaneous nonsincere nonsinger nonsingular nonskid nonskidder nonskiddest nonskidding nonskider nonskidest nonskier nonskiers nonslavegrown nonslaveholder nonslaveholding nonslip nonsliper nonslipest nonslipper nonslippest nonslipping nonsmoker