SPINSTER


Meaning of SPINSTER in English

[spin.ster] n (14c) 1: a woman whose occupation is to spin

2. a archaic: an unmarried woman of gentle family b: an unmarried woman and esp. one past the common age for marrying

3: a woman who seems unlikely to marry -- spin.ster.hood n -- spin.ster.ish adj -- spin.ster.ly adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.