How to Pronounce "spinster"
word
ˈspɪnstɝ
SPIN-ster
spˈɪnstɐ
SPIN-stuh
Definition
An old-fashioned or sometimes insulting term for a woman who has never married, especially when she is no longer young.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈspɪnstɝ
British English
spˈɪnstɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SPIN-ster
UK
SPIN-stuh
Listen in Context
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She doesn't like the term spinster because it feels outdated and rude.