what do you mean by spinster
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a single women beyond the usual age for marriage
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It adds: "In modern everyday English, however,spinster cannot be used to mean simply 'unmarried woman'; as such, it is a derogatory term, referring or alluding to a stereotype of an older woman who is unmarried, childless, prissy, and repressed." Age is a crucial part of the definition.
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