English dictionary
spinster
/'sp/I/nst/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an elderly unmarried woman
Synonyms old maidSource: WordNet 3.0
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someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.
Source: webster1913