spinsterhood

Variant of spinster

spinster definition

spin·ster (spin′stər)

noun

  1. a woman who spins thread or yarn
    1. a woman who is not married, divorced, or widowed (used esp. in legal documents)
    2. a middle-aged or older woman who has never married

Etymology: ME < spinnen, to spin + -ster

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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