Complete Definition of "spinsterhood"

English

Etymology
From English spin, in reference to the spinning wheel|spinning wheels unmarried girls would operate.

Noun
spinsterhood

  1. The condition of being a spinster.
  2. The time during which one is a spinster.

Related terms
spinster

vi:spinsterhood

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