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A spinster (or old maid) is a woman who has never been married, though it is usually applied only to women who are regarded as beyond the normal age for marriage. The word spinster came into common use during the early 19th century when the task of spinning cloth had been pushed onto unmarried women as a way to earn their keep in the home.
There used to be quite a stigma related to being a spinster, but this onus has somewhat disappeared in modern Western Civilization. The term is also of legal use in some places; in the United Kingdom, for instance, until the introduction of the Civil Partnership Act 2005 any woman never previously married was categorised as a "spinster" on a marriage licence, regardless of her age at the time the licence was issued (with a never-married man being listed thereon as a "bachelor").
In Australia parties are held for young single people to meet and socialise (particularly in the rural areas), these events are known as Bachelor and Spinster Balls or colloquially 'B and S Balls'.
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@oliverschmid When women don't marry we call them spinsters, when men don't, they're bachelors
FunomenalRealtr (Amanda Wernick) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:25:43 -0000
@oliverschmid When women don't marry we call them spinsters, when men don't, they're bachelors
All these poor socks without their pair. I'm surrounded by spinsters.
RckNRllNinja (Jennifer R.J. Nath) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:49:40 -0000
All these poor socks without their pair. I'm surrounded by spinsters.
i guess the town spinsters are gonna smell like burning poo at the tavern tonight #rurallife
lotaleesparkman (elli rader) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:22:51 -0000
i guess the town spinsters are gonna smell like burning poo at the tavern tonight #rurallife
@adei3k lol wtf? Whatever, dee is win. And lol Nessa, so full of rage. You two will make wonderful hetero life-partner spinsters together.
Laeryken (Jason Oliver Smith) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:27:08 -0000
@adei3k lol wtf? Whatever, dee is win. And lol Nessa, so full of rage. You two will make wonderful hetero life-partner spinsters together.
Amanda & I just realized that I'm going thru these trials bc the Catholic Church is planning to make me The Patron Saint of Spinsters.
wildchild22 (Tiffany) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:24:04 -0000
Amanda & I just realized that I'm going thru these trials bc the Catholic Church is planning to make me The Patron Saint of Spinsters.
i dont like making small talk with the spinsters at the laundromat.
diamondribcage (Marley) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:52:39 -0000
i dont like making small talk with the spinsters at the laundromat.
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