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Soinster is a strictly feminine term indicating an unmarried woman (with negative connotations). An unmarried man is a bachelor, a term with no negative connotations.
Myrtle Purdy
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What is the name for male spinster?
The term for a male spinster is typically "confirmed bachelor."
What is the male for spinster?
The male counterpart of spinster is bachelor.
What is a sentence with spinster?
The elderly woman lived alone in her cottage, earning the reputation of being the town's spinster.
Is vieux masculine or feminine in french?
"Vieux" is masculine in French.
Is grandparents masculine or feminine in french?
"Grandparents" is masculine in French and is translated as "les grands-parents."
What is the feminine and masculine of an bachelor?
The informal term for a female bachelor is bachelorette.(An earlier term was "spinster" which is seldom used today.)
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.
What is the masculine for jennet?
As far as I can discern, Jennet is the masculine term
What is negative connotation of spinster?
spinster
A spinster is a woman who has never?
been married
Is girl masculine gender of spinster?
No, in English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun 'girl' is a gender specific noun for a young, female, person.The corresponding gender specific noun for a young, male person is 'boy'.The noun 'spinster' is a gender specific noun for a womanwho 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.
What is the term for 'possessing masculine traits'?
virile is the medical term meaning possessing masculine traits
What is a woman who is unmarried called?
An unmarried girl is called 'single' in modern times. Up until the early 1900's a single unmarried girl (if she was not married by the age of 18) was called a 'spinster.'Older unmarried women were also unkindly referred to as " old maids "
What is the masculine gender spinster?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun 'spinster' is a gender specific noun 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.Many believe that the opposite word for spinster is 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.
What is the masculine forms of spinster and heiress?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.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.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.
What is the male for spinster?
The male counterpart of spinster is bachelor.
What is the masculine equivalent of a spinster?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.Originally, the noun 'spinster' was a word for a young unmarried women (since it was they who usually spun thread into yarn), and eventually applied to unmarried women who were past the usual age to marry. Today the word 'spinster' is considered a negative term.Since the roles of males and females were not equivalent, gender nouns for males or females may not be equivalent. For example, the closest noun for a male who has never married is 'bachelor', but a bachelor can be a man of any age.Today the preferred nouns for people who have never married are bachelor for a man, bachelorette for a woman.Language changes with the needs of society.
