— spinsterhood , n. — spinsterish , adj. — spinsterishly , adv. — spinsterlike , adj.
/spin"steuhr/ , n.
1. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
2. Chiefly Law. a woman who has never married.
3. a woman whose occupation is spinning.
[ 1325-75; ME spinnestere a woman who spins. See SPIN, -STER ]