spinsterish

spinsterish
spinster NOUN chiefly derogatory an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage.
DERIVATIVES spinsterhood noun spinsterish adjective.
ORIGIN originally in the sense «woman who spins».

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