spinster

spin·ster

S0644300 (spĭn′stər)n.1. Often Offensive A woman, especially an older one, who has not married.2. Archaic A person, especially a woman, whose occupation is spinning thread.

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[Middle English spinnestere, female spinner of thread : spinnen, to spin; see spin + -estere, -ster, -ster.]

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spin′ster·hood′ n.spin′ster·ish, spin′ster·ly adj.

spinster

(ˈspɪnstə) n1. an unmarried woman regarded as being beyond the age of marriage2. (Law) law (in legal documents) a woman who has never married. Compare feme sole3. (Textiles) (formerly) a woman who spins thread for her living[C14 (in the sense: a person, esp a woman, whose occupation is spinning; C17: a woman still unmarried): from spin + -ster] ˈspinsterˌhood n ˈspinsterish adj

spin•ster

(ˈspɪn stər)

n. 1. Usually Disparaging. a woman who has remained unmarried beyond the conventional age for marriage in her culture or society. 2. Chiefly Law. a woman who has never married. 3. a woman whose occupation is spinning. [1325–75; Middle English spinnestere a woman who spins. See spin, -ster] spin′ster•hood`, n. spin′ster•ish, adj. spin′ster•ish•ly, adv. spin′ster•like`, adj. usage: Definition 1 is usually used with disparaging intent.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spinster - an elderly unmarried woman old maidunmarried woman - a woman who is not married
	2.	spinster - someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)spinner, thread makermaker, shaper - a person who makes things

Translations

未婚女子老处女

spinster

(ˈspinstə) noun a woman who is not married. 未婚女子 未婚女子

spinster

→ 老处女zhCN