spinsterhood en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English spinster Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English spinsterhood From spinster + -hood.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The condition of being a spinster.
sheʼs long ago resigned herself to eternal spinsterhood, to a future without the joys of marriage and motherhood
2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 387:
- (countable, uncountable) The time during which one is a spinster.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spinsterhoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
it nubilato (condition of a spinster) · pa ਕੁਆਰਪਣ (condition of a spinster) · fi vanhapiikuus (condition of a spinster) · pl staropanieństwo (condition of a spinster) · it zitelaggio (condition of a spinster) · es solteronería (condition of a spinster)