Cómo Pronunciar "spinster"
word
ˈspɪnstɝ
SPIN-ster
spˈɪnstɐ
SPIN-stuh
Definición
An old-fashioned or sometimes insulting term for a woman who has never married, especially when she is no longer young.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈspɪnstɝ
Inglés Británico
spˈɪnstɐ
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
SPIN-ster
UK
SPIN-stuh
Escucha en Contexto
Miss Green was called a spinster because she never married.
In old novels, the word spinster appears often.
People used to label unmarried women as spinsters.
She doesn't like the term spinster because it feels outdated and rude.