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Summary

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spinster:
- Jungfer; alte Jungfer
- alleinstehend; einzelstehend
Wiktionary:
- spinster → alte Jungfer
- spinster → alte Jungfer

English

Detailed Translations for spinster from English to German

spinster:

spinster [the ~] noun

the spinster (maid)
die Jungfer; die alte Jungfer
- Jungfer [die ~] noun
- alte Jungfer [die ~] noun

spinster adj

spinster (single; bachelor; unattached)
alleinstehend; einzelstehend
- alleinstehend adj
- einzelstehend adj

Translation Matrix for spinster:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Jungfer	maid; spinster
alte Jungfer	maid; spinster
-	old maid; spinner; thread maker
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
alleinstehend	bachelor; single; spinster; unattached	free-standing; isolated; living on his own; on its own; particular; separate; single; unattached
einzelstehend	bachelor; single; spinster; unattached	free-standing; isolated; on its own; particular; separate

Related Words for "spinster":

spinsters

Synonyms for "spinster":

old maid; unmarried woman
spinner; thread maker; maker; shaper

Related Definitions for "spinster":

someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)¹
an elderly unmarried woman¹

Wiktionary Translations for spinster:

spinster

noun

unmarried woman
- spinster → alte Jungfer

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• spinster	→ alte Jungfer	↔ vieille fille — (figuré) péjoratif\|fr femme qui ne s’est jamais mariée et qui n’est plus considérée jeune.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University