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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Age-related stereotypes, Interpersonal relationships, English words, Stereotypes of women
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spinster  old maid  ape leader  spinsters
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An elderly unmarried woman WordNet 3.0
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An elderly unmarried woman WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Spinster is a term referring to an unmarried woman who is older than what is perceived as the prime age range during which women usually marry. Wikipedia
An elderly unmarried woman. OmegaWiki
An old woman who has never married; a spinster. Wiktionary
A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions. Wiktionary
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If she is looking for the perfect man before she marries, she'll be an old maid. Wiktionary
IS A
unmarried woman
stereotype
pejorative
DERIVATION
spinsterhood
DIFFERENT FROM
La Vieille Fille
PATRON SAINT
Andrew
Nicholas
Catherine of Alexandria
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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spinster, old maid
Wikipedia
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spinster
Wikidata
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spinster
Wiktionary
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old maid, spinster
OmegaWiki
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old maid, spinster
Wikipedia Redirections
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ape leader, old maid, spinsters
Wikidata Alias
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old maid

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