spinster

noun

Definition of spinsternext
as in maiden

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Recent Examples of spinster At age 37, Abby was considered a spinster, and her social class was well below that of her husband. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026 After deliberating for just over an hour, the all-male, white, Protestant jury unanimously decided that 32-year-old spinster Borden didn’t commit a brazen daytime double homicide. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026 The eight-episode season will star Ella Beatty as the (allegedly) hatchet-wielding spinster accused and acquitted of killing her father and stepmother in the trial of the century. — Dan Medeiros, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spinster
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  1. maiden
  2. bachelor
  3. maid
  4. bachelorette
Noun
  • So, about a year into his professional career, Brennan had already earned a PGA Tour membership, and less than a year on from that maiden victory, he's earned two more wins.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of maiden
Noun
  • Cerny earned a bachelor’s degree in speech and drama from Valparaiso University and a master’s degree in theater from Northwestern University.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Florida’s Statewide Articulation Agreement, also known as the 2+2 program, ensures a 60-credit transfer toward a bachelor’s degree from a college to a university.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of bachelor
Noun
  • Winnicott saw his own childhood as one held together by an entire assemblage of women, among them his biological mother, two sisters, a governess, a nanny, and a house full of maids.
    — Jamie Hood, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
  • As Sissy and Flo, a pair of maids who work for Jesse and who see everything, this cheeky, charismatic duo winds up being Wanted’s secret pair of stars.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of maid
Noun
  • But most importantly, the organizer of the bachelorette trip needs to set the tone so that everyone’s on the same page.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In the series, a bachelorette weekend turns deadly when the bride (Jenner) winds up murdered in the pool, and her closest girlfriends all become suspects.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of bachelorette

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“Spinster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinster. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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