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Spinster - Wikipedia
Spinster or old maid is a term referring to an unmarried woman who is older than what is perceived as the prime age range during which women usually marry.
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TIL the now derogatory term "spinster", referring either to a woman ...
The now derogatory term "spinster", referring either to a woman who is single past the prime age range for marriage or a woman unlikely ever to marry.
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SPINSTER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a woman whose occupation is to spin 2. a archaic : an unmarried woman of gentle family b : an unmarried woman and especially one past the common age for ...
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spinster (ˈspɪnstə(r)) Also 4–5 spynnester(e, 5–6 spynster (6 -starre). [f. spin v. + -ster. Cf. MDu., Du., and WFris. spinster, NFris. spen-, spanster.] 1. a. A woman (or, rarely, a man) who spins, esp. one who practises spinning as a regular occupation.1362 Langl. P. Pl. A. v. 130 And my wyf at We...
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Spinster - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Originating in the late 14th century from spin + feminine suffix -stere, "spinster" means a woman who spins and later an unmarried woman beyond typical ...
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7 Kinds of Spinsters | Psychology Today
Think of the kinds of people you admire—people who make great friends, do good things, or live in ways you only wish you could.
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Spinster (film)
Spinster is a 2019 Canadian film directed by Andrea Dorfman and written by Jennifer Deyell. Chelsea Peretti stars as Gaby, the titular spinster, who at the age of 39 struggles with the fact that she is still single and has never had children.
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SPINSTER Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Spinster definition: a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.. See examples of SPINSTER used in a sentence.
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What is the definition of 'spinster'? What are its origins and meanings?
A spinster is an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage. It comes from the late Middle English and means a woman who spins.
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Spinster - Kate Bolick
A bold, original, moving book that will inspire fanatical devotion and ignite debate ... Whom to marry, and when will it happen—these two questions define every ...
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'Spinster' and 'Bachelor' Were, Until 2005, Official Terms for Single ...
On this day in 2005, England and Wales stopped using the terms “bachelor” and “spinster” to describe unmarried people on official documents.
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SPINSTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
a woman who is not married, especially a woman who is no longer young and seems unlikely ever to marry.
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spinster/ˈspɪnstə(r); `spɪnstɚ/ n(a) (law or fml 律或文) unmarried woman 未婚女子.(b) (often derog 常作贬义) woman who remains single after the usual age for marrying 老处女. Cf 参看 bachelor 1.
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The Spinster's Secret
The Spinster's Secret is a 1946 mystery detective novel by Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of British writer Lucy Beatrice Malleson.
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Doña Rosita the Spinster
Doña Rosita the Spinster () is a period play by the 20th-century Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. Doña Rosita, the Spinster. In Five Plays: Comedies and Tragi-Comedies. Trans. James Graham-Lujan and Richard L. O'Connell. London: Penguin. .
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