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spinsterhood

spinsterhood noun: the condition of being a spinster.

Noun

spinsterhood (countable and uncountable, plural spinsterhoods)

  1. The condition of being a spinster.
    • sheʼs long ago resigned herself to eternal spinsterhood, to a future without the joys of marriage and motherhood2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 387
  2. The time during which one is a spinster.

spinsterhood meaning in Punjabi

spinsterhood in Punjabi

condition of a spinster
ਕੁਆਰਪਣ kuārapaṇ

Forms of spinsterhood

pluralspinsterhoods

Origin of spinsterhood

From spinster + -hood.

Questions about spinsterhood

What does spinsterhood mean?
Spinsterhood means the condition of being a spinster.
What is spinsterhood in Punjabi?
Spinsterhood in Punjabi is ਕੁਆਰਪਣ (kuārapaṇ). See Spinsterhood meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is spinsterhood?
Spinsterhood is a noun.
What is the plural of spinsterhood?
The plural of spinsterhood is spinsterhoods.

Words near spinsterhood in the dictionary

  1. spins up
  2. spinson
  3. spinsons
  4. spinster
  5. spinsterdom
  6. spinsterhood
  7. spinsterhoods
  8. spinsterial
  9. spinsterian
  10. spinsterish
  11. spinsterishly

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