Spinster means an unmarried female
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.
Bachelorette
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.
The opposite of a bachelor (unmarried man) would be "married man" or "husband".The female gender word for bachelor is "bachelorette".The older term was a spinster, which now has a separate connotation, as does the term maiden which inspired old maid.
The common gender noun for a married person is spouse.The noun bachelor is a common gender noun as a word for a person who holds an undergraduate degree from a university or college.The noun 'bachelor' is a gender specific noun for a male who has never married.The common gender noun for someone (male or female) who has never married is single person.
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.
In Chinese, we call a female bachelor as "Sheng Nv". Huh
The gender of a bachelor is male while a bachelorette is a female.
Bachelorette
Spinster
The Bachelor is a television program about finding a mate for the person.
spinster (female) or bachelor (male)
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.
It is known as different things in differnt parts of the world: Hen Party
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.
The informal term for a female bachelor is bachelorette.(An earlier term was "spinster" which is seldom used today.)
The opposite of a bachelor (unmarried man) would be "married man" or "husband".The female gender word for bachelor is "bachelorette".The older term was a spinster, which now has a separate connotation, as does the term maiden which inspired old maid.