SPINSTER

Spinster

A spinster, or old maid, is an older, childless woman who has never been married. A "spinster" is not simply a "single" woman, but a woman who has not formed a human pair bond by the time she is approaching or has reached menopause and the end of her reproductive lifespan.

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spinster

Noun

  1. A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.
  2. One who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance; a spin doctor, spin merchant or spin master.
  3. Someone whose occupation was spinning thread.
  4. A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.


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