plural spinsters
old-fashioned + often disapproving
: an unmarried woman who is past the usual age for marrying and is considered unlikely to marry
—now often considered an insulting word
She was afraid of becoming a spinster.
my spinster aunts
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“Spinster.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/spinster. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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