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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.
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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?
This old and lonely spinster has alot of cats and dogs as her companions.
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 masculine gender of spinster?
The masculine equivalent of spinster is bachelor.
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 name for male spinster?
The term for a male spinster is typically "confirmed bachelor."
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 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 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.
How do you use the word spinster in a sentence?
You are a spinster and will never marry.As spinster means somebody whom is a little old to not be married and come from the fact that most people who spun on spinning machines were unmarried.
What is the masculine for jennet?
As far as I can discern, Jennet is the masculine term
What is the male for spinster?
The male counterpart of spinster is bachelor.
A spinster is a woman who has never?
been married
Is attache masculine or feminine?
"Attaché" is a masculine term in French.
