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Unmarried woman, often older
Spinster or old maid 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
Spinster
2019 Canadian film
Spinster is a 2019 Canadian film directed by Andrea Dorfman and written by Jennifer Deyell. The film premiered at the 2019 Whistler Film Festival and was
Spinster_(film)
Play written by Federico García Lorca
Doña Rosita the Spinster (Spanish: Doña Rosita la soltera) is a period play by the 20th-century Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It is subtitled
Doña_Rosita_the_Spinster
Social events in rural Australia
Bachelor and Spinsters Ball or Bloke's & Sheila's Ball events, known locally as B & S Balls or simply B&Ss, are hosted regularly in rural Australia. They
Bachelor_and_Spinster_Ball
1942 novel by Georges Simenon
Maigret and the Spinster (other English-language title is Cécile is Dead; French: Cécile est morte) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon
Maigret_and_the_Spinster
American humorist and advice columnist
The Toast, and written the books Texts from Jane Eyre (2014), The Merry Spinster (2018), Something That May Shock and Discredit You (2020), and Women's
Daniel_M._Lavery
Gravesite in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
The Mary Ellis grave is a grave now located behind an AMC Theatre on U.S. Route 1 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The granite
Mary_Ellis_grave
1995 novel by Pagan Kennedy
Spinsters is the 1995 debut novel by Pagan Kennedy. It was shortlisted for the first Orange Prize for Fiction in 1996. The novel describes an American
Spinsters_(novel)
Horse race
The Spinster Stakes (also known as the "Juddmonte Spinster" with Juddmonte Farms sponsorship) is an American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares
Spinster_Stakes
American author, editor, and journalist
Kate Bolick (born 1972) is the author of New York Times bestseller Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own and a lecturer in English at Yale University. Previously
Kate_Bolick
British writer and actor (1885–1963)
Silent Dust To Kill a Cat with Harold Dearden Postal Orders School for Spinsters Night was Our Friend Ladies in Retirement with Michael Pertwee Bridge
Roland_Pertwee
2022 Peruvian film
Don't Call Me Spinster 2 (Spanish: No me digas solterona 2) is a 2022 Peruvian comedy film directed by Ani Alva Helfer, written by Helfer and Sandra Percich
Don't_Call_Me_Spinster_2
Social and philanthropic women's organization
Spinsters of San Francisco is a historical, social and philanthropic women's organization aimed at cultivating volunteerism in young women and helping
Spinsters_of_San_Francisco
English author of first Canadian novel (1724–1789)
her essay serial The Old Maid. Under the pseudonym of Mary Singleton, Spinster, she edited 37 issues of this weekly periodical (1755–1756), which was
Frances_Brooke
Unmarried woman
Bachelorette. In older English, the female counterpart term to "bachelor" was "spinster". However, this has acquired negative connotations and, when used now,
Bachelorette
Spinsters Ink is one of the oldest lesbian feminist publishers in the world. It was founded in Upstate New York in 1978 by Maureen Brady and Judith McDaniel
Spinsters_Ink
American racehorse
After Subpar Spinster". Paulick Report. Retrieved October 16, 2025. Paulick, Ray (October 8, 2025). "Trainer McPeek Says Thorpedo Anna's Spinster 'Was Probably
Thorpedo_Anna
2018 film
Don't Call Me Spinster (Spanish: No me digas solterona) is a 2018 Peruvian comedy film directed by Ani Alva H, starring Patricia Barreto, Angélica Aragón
Don't_Call_Me_Spinster
1946 novel
The Spinster's Secret is a 1946 mystery detective novel by Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of British writer Lucy Beatrice Malleson. First published in London
The_Spinster's_Secret
Species of flowering plant
flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae known by the common names spinster's blue-eyed Mary and few-flowered collinsia. One variety of the species
Collinsia_sparsiflora
Dolmen in England
Spinsters' Rock (grid reference SX701907) is a Neolithic dolmen near Drewsteignton in Devon. It is situated on Shilstone Farm west of the village. It
Spinsters'_Rock
American film producer (born 1968)
Holiday to the network. In April 2020, she published a novel titled The Spinster Diaries, which follows the life of a fictional Los Angeles television writer
Gina_Fattore
Cultural archetype of a woman who owns many cats
archetype or stock character, most often depicted as a middle-aged or elderly spinster or widow, who has many cats. The term may be pejorative, or it may be affectionately
Cat_lady
American actress (1906–1974)
was an American actress. She was also known as Vera Vague, the man-crazy spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s
Barbara_Jo_Allen
1975 film
wagon shipment of nitroglycerin, and finds himself aided in his quest by a spinster whose father was killed by the criminals. In Fort Smith, Arkansas, in the
Rooster_Cogburn_(film)
Danish actor and autobiographer (1823–1894)
Heiberg and Henriette Jørgensen. As a result, in 1843, she performed the old spinster in Le domino noir, Madam Rust in Henrik Hertz's Sparekassen, followed in
Julie_Sødring
1961 film
Harvey, Jack Hawkins, and Nobu McCarthy. It was adapted from the book Spinster by Sylvia Ashton-Warner. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International
Two_Loves
American actress (born 1963)
Short film 2015 You Can't Have It Suzanne Dependent's Day Bette The LA Spinster Lisa Short film 2017 The Ice Cream Truck Christina 2019 Stripped Margot
Lisa_Ann_Walter
American multicultural feminist press
founded by Barb Wieser and Joan Pinkvoss in Iowa. Aunt Lute merged with Spinsters Ink, another feminist publisher, in 1986, and the two organizations published
Aunt_Lute_Books
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Spinster homolog 2 (Drosophila) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SPNS2 gene. The orthologous protein in zebrafish has been shown to transport
SPNS2
Fictional character in Agatha Christie stories
as an amateur consulting detective. Often characterised as an elderly spinster, she is one of Christie's best-known characters and has been portrayed
Miss_Marple
Creepshow Anthology
Siblings Pam and Sam Spinster (Ali Larter and C. Thomas Howell) are the grandchildren of alleged serial killer "Old Lady Spinster". They have inherited
List of Creepshow (TV series) episodes
List_of_Creepshow_(TV_series)_episodes
1994 Irish film
moves into "Widows' Peak" in an Irish village and soon has a conflict with spinster Miss Katherine O'Hare which soon escalates, leaving the town in an uproar
Widows'_Peak
2002 novel by Julia Quinn
she played it off with dignity. Now, in 1824, Penelope is considered a spinster at the age of 28, with her unpleasant mother Portia repeatedly implying
Romancing_Mister_Bridgerton
Fictional character created by Ub Iwerks
characters, including Flip's dog, a mule named Orace, and a dizzy neighborhood spinster. Ub Iwerks was the lead animator for Walt Disney Productions, after he
Flip_the_Frog
American novelist
because she had signed her short stories in Harper's Magazine "An Elderly Spinster." Her work is of interest in part for its exploration of feminist issues
Margaret_Wilson_(novelist)
Unmarried man
has never been married. The traditional female equivalent to bachelor is spinster, which is considered pejorative and implies unattractiveness (i.e. old
Bachelor
Book by Caroline Graham
follows Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby investigating the murder of an elderly spinster in a rural village. It is the first volume in Graham's Chief Inspector
The Killings at Badger's Drift
The_Killings_at_Badger's_Drift
1953 detective novel by Ngaio Marsh
Spinsters in Jeopardy is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the seventeenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1953. The
Spinsters_in_Jeopardy
Israeli actress (born 1989)
film 2015 Women Talking Themselves Out of Sex Women #4 Short film The LA Spinster Max Wilton Short film 2017 Him and Her Blue Short film 2022 Black Adam
Odelya_Halevi
Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon character
character in Warner Bros. cartoons. She is typically described as an old spinster hen, thinner than the other hens in the chicken coop, wearing a blue bonnet
Miss_Prissy
Fictional English village
Christie. The quaint, sleepy village was home to the renowned detective spinster Miss Marple. However, Christie first described a village of that name prior
St_Mary_Mead
English-Australian activist and author (born 1948)
author of several books about feminism and feminist history, including The Spinster and Her Enemies (1985), The Sexuality Debates (1987), Anticlimax (1990)
Sheila_Jeffreys
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
f Spinster Stakes 2005 Country Star f Alcibiades Stakes, Hollywood Starlet Stakes 2005 Icon Project f Personal Ensign Stakes 2005 Mushka f Spinster Stakes
Empire_Maker
Person not in a marital, romantic or sexual relationship
English. However, the historic term for unwed women is spinster. The connotations of the word spinster have changed so much over time that it is now considered
Single_person
American actress (born 1976)
Videos NSA Agent Daniels Recurring role; 3 episodes 2021 Creepshow Pam Spinster Episode: "Dead and Breakfast/Pesticide" 2024–present Landman Angela Norris
Ali_Larter
American jazz musician (1932–1986)
several features of the 1970s and 1980s often portraying nurses, maids, spinster aunts, Jamaican women, cleaning ladies, and matriarch types. She was born
Esther_Sutherland
American actor (born 1966)
Degner 2 episodes The Terror Major Bowen 4 episodes 2021 Creepshow Samuel Spinster Episode: "Dead and Breakfast/Pesticide " 2023 Will Trent Warden Sturgill
C._Thomas_Howell
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
in 2023, including the Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, Spinster Stakes at Keeneland and Breeders' Cup Distaff at Santa Anita Park. Idiomatic
Idiomatic_(horse)
Canadian actress
9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. Her other film roles have included Spinster and Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor. "Winnipeg talent joins list of nominees
Amy_Groening
Australian actress
officer Vera "Vinegar Tits" Bennett and Home and Away as the unlucky-in-love spinster Celia Stewart (1988–90). She has made numerous returns to Home and Away
Fiona_Spence
1960 short story by Roald Dahl
about a neurotic and celibate vicar, George, who is pursued by lustful spinsters in his country parish. The story is narrated by a sexually repressed vicar
Georgy_Porgy_(short_story)
American actress (1907–2003)
In David Lean's romantic drama Summertime (1955), one of several "spinster" roles Hepburn played in the 1950s.
Katharine_Hepburn
Book by Lucy Maud Montgomery
after reading his advance copy. Miss Cornelia, thought to be a confirmed spinster, announces that she has decided to marry Marshall Elliott, who may be a
Anne's_House_of_Dreams
American finger-style guitarist
Williams's second studio album, Urban Driftwood, released in 2021 through Spinster Records, was written in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown and was influenced
Yasmin_Williams
1757 31 Geo. 2. c. 4 Pr. 23 March 1758 An Act to enable Mary Woollett Spinster (notwithstanding her Infancy), upon her Marriage with Robert Mead Wilmot
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1757
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1757
British author of young adult fiction
Holly Bourne (born 6 May 1986) is a British author of young adult fiction who is the author of novel Am I Normal Yet? and several other books. She also
Holly_Bourne
between William Thomas Burn Callander and Mary Harriet Burn Callander, Spinster, of the first part; Henry Callander, an Infant, of the second part; and
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1873
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1873
American woman (1744–1829)
arguments that was made on behalf of Freeman was her designation as a 'Spinster' during the trial. This title was given to her in court which effectively
Elizabeth_Freeman
1936 film
Preston Foster, and Cesar Romero, based on Faith Baldwin's short story Spinster Dinner, published in International-Cosmopolitan in July 1934. The film
Love_Before_Breakfast
Fictional character in Charles Dickens's Great Expectations
character in Charles Dickens's 1861 novel Great Expectations. She is a wealthy spinster, once jilted at the altar, who insists on wearing her wedding dress for
Miss_Havisham
1968 novel by Charles Portis
Saturday Evening Post. The novel is told from the perspective of an elderly spinster named Mattie Ross, who recounts the time a half century earlier when she
True_Grit_(novel)
American actress (1883–1942)
better-known character actresses in American films, often playing tart-tongued spinsters. Born in Malden, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ida May and Charles Edward
Edna_May_Oliver
British novelist (born 1954)
Harmless Pursuits of Archibald Stamp" (2013) "Secrets of Soil" (2013) "The Spinster" (2014) "The Pirate" (2014) "Stranded" (2014) "The Writer-in-Residence"
Ann_Cleeves
1961 British film
appearance on screen of Christie's female detective "a blueprint for the spinster sleuth who exploits her appearance as a harmless, nosy old woman". While
Murder_She_Said
1930 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
a widow and gossip. Miss Amanda Hartnell: a spinster in St Mary Mead. Miss Caroline Wetherby: a spinster in St Mary Mead . Dr Haydock: a doctor living
The_Murder_at_the_Vicarage
English actress (1912–1992)
her tall and commanding disposition led to her playing mostly dowagers, spinsters and matrons, as well as intense Shakespearean roles. Her television work
Joan_Sanderson
American women's rights activist (1820–1906)
history, and she did so as a single woman in a culture that perceived the spinster as anomalous and unguarded ... By the 1880s, she was among the senior political
Susan_B._Anthony
Fictional character in A Rose for Emily
the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. Grierson is a spinster living alone in Faulkner's fictional Jefferson, Mississippi with an overbearing
Emily_Grierson
Canadian actress (born 1974)
Happiness, How to Be Deadly, Making Love in St. Pierre, Grown Up Movie Star, Spinster and Who's Yer Father?. Kent is a member of the sketch comedy group Dance
Susan_Kent_(actress)
Series of four paintings by William Hogarth
various locations in London as the day progresses. Morning shows a prudish spinster making her way to church in Covent Garden past the revellers of the previous
Four_Times_of_the_Day
2023 Indian film
aged parents Karuppusamy (Charle) and Valliyammal (Easwari Rao) and their spinster daughter Mallika (Varalaxmi) receives a visit from a fortune teller. The
Kondraal_Paavam
British actress (1907–1997)
Meek 1958 A Night to Remember Mrs Bull Uncredited 1959 Idol on Parade Spinster 1960 Village of the Damned Miss Ogle 1961 Candida Miss Proserpine Garnett
Rosamund_Greenwood
Social class and literary trope
various circumstances. The term can extend down to the lower-middle class. Spinsters from wealthy families were likely to fall into genteel poverty during
Genteel_poverty
The History of childhood in the United States covers the social and cultural history of childhood in the United States from colonial times to the early
History of childhood in the United States
History_of_childhood_in_the_United_States
Scottish singer (born 1961)
Retrieved 8 December 2013. McConville, Ben (16 April 2009). "Singing 'spinster' strikes chord in talent contest". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 April
Susan_Boyle
(being the Estates devised and settled by the Will of Catherine Edwin Spinster, deceased,) in Trustees, to be sold and conveyed to John Martindale Esquire
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1792
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1792
1939 song by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
story of an unpleasant incident involving her dog, Toto, and the town spinster, Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton). Aunt Em tells her to "find [her]self a
Over_the_Rainbow
1944 children's book by Mary Norton
Bedfordshire, England, Carey, Charles and Paul meet Miss Price, the old spinster next door. When Paul sees Miss Price riding a broomstick, the children
The_Magic_Bedknob
American actress and comedian (1936–2025)
inconsiderate flight attendants. Buzzi was probably best-known for her role as "spinster" Gladys Ormphby, clad in drab brown with her bun hairdo covered by a visible
Ruth_Buzzi
American indie rock musician
Trouble Anyway, in 2018 on Scissor Tail and Spinster, and in 2021 her third album, No Medium, on Spinster Records. Rosali moved from Philadelphia to North
Rosali
be viewed by clicking the number. Barrows, J.A., and T.T. Waterman. "Spinster's House 'Corotoman' Lancaster County Virginia". Historic American Buildings
National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster County, Virginia
National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Lancaster_County,_Virginia
1860–1861 novel by Charles Dickens
clearing Pip. A few years later, Miss Havisham, a wealthy and reclusive spinster who lives in the dilapidated Satis House, still wearing her old wedding
Great_Expectations
2021 film by Valerie Buhagiar
Buhagiar's own aunt Rita, the film stars Natascha McElhone as Carmen, a Maltese spinster who has spent her adult life serving as a caretaker for her brother, who
Carmen_(2021_film)
English actress (1919–2012)
BBC radio's Listen with Mother from its inception in 1950 to 1971. As spinster Esther Hayes, she was part of the original cast of Coronation Street. Other
Daphne_Oxenford
Fictional city in animated TV sitcom The Simpsons
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon earned his doctorate. Spinster City Apartments, sometimes referred to as Spinster Arms Apartments, is a fictional apartment building
Springfield_(The_Simpsons)
British TV sitcom (1974–1975)
December 1975. The storyline follows Cyril Blake living in Spain with his spinster sister Dorothy after his retirement from the Luxton & District Traction
Don't Drink the Water (TV series)
Don't_Drink_the_Water_(TV_series)
Fictional character from Coronation Street
and one of Coronation Street's best loved characters, an old-fashioned spinster. Barlow has been praised for her portrayal of Mavis, a character notably
Mavis_Wilton
English actress (born 1957)
Inspector Calls 1993: Hysteria 1994: Rutherford & Son 1997: Dona Rosita the Spinster 2005: Three Women and a Piano Tuner 2007: The Vortex 2008: Waste 2009:
Phoebe_Nicholls
Howard Clements, Barbara Barrie as Isabel Smith June 5, 1964 (1964-06-05) Spinster Isabel Smith is walking along a road late at night when she is attacked
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour season 9
The_Alfred_Hitchcock_Hour_season_9
2023 historical novel by Lisa See
friendship. Shortly after the birth, Yunxian finds a great-aunt referred to as Spinster Aunt dead in a pond, prompting an inquest. The death is ruled an accident
Lady_Tan's_Circle_of_Women
French label for an unmarried 25-year-old woman
sometimes used to refer to 25-year-old single women. The derogatory terms "spinster" and "old maid" were used in a similar context in the English-speaking
Catherinette
American acquitted murder suspect (1860–1927)
was 76, and had been suffering from chronic nephritis. Both lifelong spinsters, Lizzie and Emma were buried side by side in the family plot at Oak Grove
Lizzie_Borden
English actress (1888–1969)
was an English actress of stage and screen, often in kindly or eccentric spinster roles. Amy first acted at the age of six. Her final performance was in
Amy_Dalby
1991 television film by Glenn Jordan
and Christopher Walken. It tells the story of Sarah Wheaton, a Maine spinster who goes to Kansas in the early 1900s in response to widower Jacob Witting's
Sarah,_Plain_and_Tall_(film)
15th episode of the 5th season of 30 Rock
episode, Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) decides to give up on love and tries being a spinster, but eventually meets a man named Anders (Eion Bailey). However, there
It's_Never_Too_Late_for_Now
Mexican television series (2005–)
Mexican barrios, where anything can be found — the jealous housewife, the spinster, the strange family, etc. Each episode features the interactions between
Vecinos
American Television Series (1961-1966)
again. George tells Hazel that Gracie is a shy, repressed, home bound spinster. George introduces Gracie to the family. Gracie admits to Hazel that her
List_of_Hazel_episodes
2015 British television series
wife's lover. Miranda Richardson as Emily Caroline Brent, a religious spinster charged with causing the suicide of her former maid. Toby Stephens as Doctor
And Then There Were None (TV series)
And_Then_There_Were_None_(TV_series)
7 May 1777 An Act for vesting the Real Estates, late of Ann Phillips Spinster, now the Wife of Henry Barnes Gentleman, comprized in their Marriage Settlement
List of acts of the 3rd session of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain
List_of_acts_of_the_3rd_session_of_the_14th_Parliament_of_Great_Britain
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French, German, Italian, Swedish
Pearl; Will-helmet; Will; Desire and Helmet; Protection; A Gem of the Sea
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, German
Ruler of the People; Gifted Ruler; The People's Ruler
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Lord of the Faculties
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Telugu
One who has Taken a Terrible Vow; An Elder of Mahabharata; Son of King Shantanu; Strong
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Cheerful; Pleasant; Pretty
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Haddock 2.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Honour
Female
Hindi/Indian
(विमला) Feminine form of Hindi Vimal, VIMALA means "clean, pure."
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Bitter.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Satisfied. Content.
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n.
A woman of evil life and character; -- so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
n.
A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.
n.
A man who spins.
n.
An unmarried or single woman; -- used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname.