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∙ 12y agoA spinster is an older, unmarried woman. This was (in years gone by) a derogatory term based on the assumption that there must have been something wrong with the woman if she didn't marry.
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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 do you call a virgin who chooses not to marry?
A bachelor if a man, a spinster if a woman. However, a person doesn't have to be a virgin to be a bachelor or spinster. They only have to be unmarried.
What are spinsters?
The word is an old-fashioned expression (seldom used today) for a woman who has never married; when it was commonly used, it carried a negative connotation, since women back then were expected to have a husband. The term was derived from the word for a woman who was a spinner of wool (spinning and weaving were activities that were considered part of a woman's home duties, but some unmarried women also made a living this way). Calling a woman a spinster meant she was considered too old, outside the "normal" age for marriage.
What is the masculine gender for 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.
Is a female bachelor called a bacheloress?
"Spinster" was a commonly used term for an unmarried older woman, but the term gained unwanted connotations of age and unsuitability for marriage. Also, a spinster could be male, if it referred to one who spun yarn and/or made textiles. Forming the feminine as "bacheloress" was never widely accepted. The common term (perhaps chauvinistic) is "bachelorette", used on the game show "The Dating Game" (1965-1973 and syndication), as well as on the eponymous ABC television series, 2003-2005 and revived in 2008.t
A 'spinster' is a woman who has naver?
A spinster is a woman who has never (not naver) married.
A 'spinser' is a woman who has never?
if you mean spinster, a woman who never married
What is the 8 letter word for an unmarried woman?
A spinster is a woman who has never married.
What is a woman who has never married called?
That woman is called unmarried or single.
What is a spinster woman known for?
A spinster literally means an unmarried woman and is used as part of the marriage banns. However, it tends to be used most frequently to mean an older woman who has no children and has never married.
What is a sentence using the word spinster?
Spinster is a mostly obsolete word for a woman who never married. Unmarried men are called bachelors.The older sister was the only spinster in her family of seven sisters.
What is the antonym of spinster?
The antonyms for spinster (an unmarried woman) are wifeor widow.
What is feminine form of spinster?
A single woman is a spinster.A single man is a bachelor.
Is spinster male or female?
A spinster is an unmarried woman beyond usual marrying age
What is the opposite of spinster?
The antonyms for spinster (an unmarried woman) are wife, widow, or divorcee.(The opposite gender of the female spinster would be a bachelor.)
What is famela of bachelor?
An unmarried woman is a spinster.
In the middle ages what job did a spinster do?
Main Entry: spinster Part of Speech: nounDefinition: unmarried woman
