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spinster

noun

1 spinster

An elderly unmarried woman.

synonym: old maid.

Roget 904: celibacy, singleness, single blessedness; bachelorhood, bachelorship; misogamy, misogyny.    virginity, pucelage; maidenhood, maidenhead.    unmarried man, bachelor, ... show more

Dutch: oude vrijster, spinner, ongehuwde vrouw
Polish: stara panna

2 spinster

Someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads).

synonyms: spinner, thread maker.

Dutch: spinner, spinster
Polish: przędzarz, przędzalnik


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