English noun: spinster | |||
| 1. | spinster (person) an elderly unmarried woman | ||
| Synonyms | old maid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unmarried woman | ||
| 2. | spinster (person) someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) | ||
| Synonyms | spinner, thread maker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | maker, shaper | ||