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spinsterspin‧ster /ˈspɪnstə $ -ər/ noun [countable] old-fashioned   spinsterOrigin: 1600-1700 spinster ‘woman who spins’ (14-20 centuries), from spin - Both my father's sisters were spinsters.
- Sally lives with her mother and her spinster aunt.
- A dried-up old spinster like that talking of love!
- And what about us inveterate spinsters, us permanent bachelors?
- As in Ireland, there are many frustrated bachelors and spinsters, and there are frequent late marriages.
- In 1973 Wendy Ellis, poor Wendy, a spinster, died aged thirty-five of liver failure.
- It had been clear from the start that the spinster had taken an instant dislike to both Ashi and her daughter.
- That she should ever marry was not in his mind, though a spinster on the boards would hardly do.
- There did seem to be a lot of spinsters in the twenties.
someone who is not married► bachelor a man who has never been married: · He’s a confirmed bachelor (=a man who has decided he will never marry). ► spinster old-fashioned a woman who has never been married and is no longer young: · The house was owned by an elderly spinster. not married► not married · He told her he wasn't married, but he was lying.· Jeff and Paula have two children, but they're not actually married. ► single someone who is single is not married or is not in a permanent romantic relationship with anyone: · Please fill in the section on the form that asks if you're single, married or divorced.· At my age it's difficult to meet single women.single parent: · Many of the children at the school come from single parent families.single mother: · I'm a single mother, so I don't have much money. ► unmarried an unmarried person is someone who has never been married: · Mrs Travis has three unmarried sons.unmarried mother: · Unmarried mothers can usually receive help from the State or Federal governments. ► bachelor a man who has never been married: · Ben was the only bachelor among all the married couples and felt quite out of place.somebody's bachelor days: · Now that Derek's bachelor days were over he'd have to start behaving in a more responsible manner.bachelor flat: · His home had the look of a bachelor flat - clean but empty. ► spinster a word meaning a woman who has never married, especially a woman who is no longer young, which some people now think is offensive: · Both my father's sisters were spinsters.spinster aunt/sister/lady etc: · Sally lives with her mother and her spinster aunt. ► eligible rich, attractive, and not married, and therefore very desirable as a husband or wife: · His father had suggested several eligible middle class girls to him.eligible bachelor: · The world saw Jack as a rich eligible bachelor, but really he was very shy. an unmarried woman, usually one who is no longer young and seems unlikely to marry → bachelor► see thesaurus at married |