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An unmarried male is a bachelor.
An unmarried female is a spinster.
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What is the male for spinster?
The male counterpart of spinster is bachelor.
What do you call someone who is unmarried for life?
spinster (female) or bachelor (male)
What do you call someone who isn't married?
Unmarried male is a Batchelor, while a female is a Spinster.
Is spinster male or female?
A spinster is an unmarried woman beyond usual marrying age
What is the feminine of bachelor?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for a male or a female.The gender specific noun for a male is a bachelor.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.Old timers will speak of a 'bachelor lady.' The word bachelorette is a more recent addition to popular culture, because the word spinster has such negative connotations.
How do you call an unmarried women- in one word?
spinster
What is the name of a unmarried person?
Male: BachelorFemale: Spinster, Bachelorette (US).
What is the feminine of spinster?
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.
What is negative connotation of spinster?
spinster
What genders of noun is spinster?
The noun 'spinster' is a gender specific noun for a female, a word for a woman who is past a child bearing age but has never married.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.
What do you call a woman who has never been married in her life.?
In the olden days they used to call them spinster but now in modern times they call them miss,ms or single.>IDIOTIC
What is the spinster?
The noun 'spinster' is a word for a woman who is past a child bearing age but has never married. The term stems from an era when most females were not educated and if not married became a dependent in the household of a family member. One of the jobs frequently assigned to an adult dependent family member (everyone had to earn their keep) was spinning wool and thread, literally the family spinster. This may lead you to believe that the opposite of spinster would be bachelor, a male who has never married. That is not correct because an unmarried man of any age is not past an age for (the expectation of) siring children. Due to the gender disparity for most of society at the time the word 'spinster' was commonly used, no corresponding noun for a male was used.
