What genders of noun is spinster?

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2026-05-17 19:36

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The noun 'spinster' is a gender specific noun for a female, a Word for a woman who is past a child bearing age but has never married.

At the time the Word 'spinster' was commonly used, no corresponding noun for a male was used because an unmarried man of any age is not past an age for (the expectation of) siring children.

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