A spinster is an unmarried woman beyond usual marrying age
An unmarried male is a bachelor.An unmarried female is a spinster.
spinster (female) or bachelor (male)
The male counterpart of spinster is bachelor.
Unmarried male is a Batchelor, while a female is a Spinster.
The term for a male spinster is typically "confirmed bachelor."
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun 'spinster' is an obsolete word for a female who has never married. The noun 'spinster' is a gender specific noun for a female.The noun 'spinster' is a gender specific noun for a female who is past a child bearing age but has never married.The noun 'bachelor' is the noun used for an unmarried, adult male of any age, however, at the time the word 'spinster' was commonly used, no corresponding noun for a male was used because an unmarried man of any age is not past an age for (the expectation of) siring children.
A widow is female and a bachelor is male, so they are the opposite gender. A widow is not the female equivalent of a bachelor. It is the female equivalent of a widower. A spinster is the female equivalent of a bachelor.
Spinster means an unmarried female
The antonyms for spinster (an unmarried woman) are wife, widow, or divorcee.(The opposite gender of the female spinster would be a bachelor.)
The noun for a male is a bachelor; the noun for a female is a spinster.The word bachelorette is a more recent addition to popular culture, because the word spinster has such negative connotations.
A single woman is a spinster.A single man is a bachelor.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for a male or a female, for example:The noun for a male is a bachelor; the noun for a female is a spinster.The word bachelorette is a more recent addition to popular culture, because the word spinster has such negative connotations.