spinsterhood
Americannoun
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spinsterhoods
plural
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Plain and cursed with spectacles, Mary’s on a speed train to spinsterhood when her relatives summon her to London, where suitors await.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
But at the last minute they not only appear but propose, saving the Benton daughters from a fate worse than spinsterhood: family insolvency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
Whatever fantasies I might have harbored about being liberated from my avowed spinsterhood, complete with "late in life" baby were already gone before I could fully acknowledge them.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2022
Q. Re: Facing spinsterhood with optimism: The letter writer might want to look into Single Mothers by Choice and local mom groups in her area.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2020
Elvira had grown into her spinsterhood without rebellion and with the quietude of mind conferred by an even disposition.
From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 by Various
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