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"3": "spynnestere",
"t": "woman who spins fibre"
},
"expansion": "Middle English spynnestere (“woman who spins fibre”)",
"name": "inh"
},
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"2": "spin",
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},
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],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English spynnestere (“woman who spins fibre”), from c. 1350; equivalent to spin + -ster. The semantic development is from a historical notion of unmarried women spinning thread for a living.",
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{
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"word": "bachelor"
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"A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions."
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"(sometimes derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions."
],
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"word": "old maid"
}
],
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"derogatory",
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"People",
"Gender",
"Human",
"Biology",
"Psychology",
"Sociology",
"All topics",
"Sciences",
"Social sciences",
"Fundamental",
"Society"
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"One who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance; a spin doctor, spin merchant or spinmeister."
],
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"spin",
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"political",
"political"
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"media",
"media"
],
[
"spin doctor",
"spin doctor"
],
[
"spin merchant",
"spin merchant"
],
[
"spinmeister",
"spinmeister"
]
],
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{
"_dis1": "16 73 3 4 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who spins a political media story",
"word": "spindoctor"
}
]
},
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"Someone whose occupation was spinning thread."
],
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"occupation",
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],
[
"spinning",
"spinning"
],
[
"thread",
"thread"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) Someone whose occupation was spinning thread."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
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"_dis1": "1 5 84 9 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "filador"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 84 9 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "spinner"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "spinster"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 84 9 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "kehrääjä"
},
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"_dis1": "1 5 84 9 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fiandeiro"
},
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"_dis1": "1 5 84 9 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fiandeira"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 84 9 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "kézifonónő"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 84 9 1",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ben sneeuee"
},
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"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "spynnestere"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 84 9 1",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "spynnere"
},
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"_dis1": "1 5 84 9 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fiadeiro"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 5 84 9 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fiadeira"
}
]
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"A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction."
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"(obsolete) A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction."
],
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"obsolete"
]
},
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"Arachnids",
"Arthropods",
"Animals",
"Lifeforms",
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"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
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"A spider; an insect (such as a silkworm) which spins thread."
],
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"(rare, dialectal) A spider; an insect (such as a silkworm) which spins thread."
],
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"dialectal",
"rare"
]
}
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"ipa": "/ˈspɪnstə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈspɪnstɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
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{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "oujongnooi"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕānis",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "عَانِس"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "qart qıź",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "ҡарт ҡыҙ"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "neskazahar"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "starája dzjéva",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "стара́я дзе́ва"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "stára móma",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ста́ра мо́ма"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "conca"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ce",
"lang": "Chechen",
"roman": "ojna",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "ойна"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "老處女"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lǎochǔnǚ",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "老处女"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shèngnǚ",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "剩女"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "stará panna"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "pebermø"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "oude vrijster"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ongehuwde vrouw"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "vanatüdruk"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "vanhapiika"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vieille fille"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poula"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "solteirona"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "alte Jungfer"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Junggesellin"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "unverheiratete Frau"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "gerontokóri",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γεροντοκόρη"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "vénkisasszony"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "damzelo"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "vanhatyttö"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bean shingil"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ga",
"english": "aging spinster",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "puisbhean"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zitella"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ja",
"english": "old miss",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ōrudo misu",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "オールドミス"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"alt": "うれのこり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "urenokori",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "売れ残り"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "haimisu",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "ハイミス"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "kärıqyz",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "кәріқыз"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "oldeu miseu",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "올드 미스"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"alt": "老處女",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nocheonyeo",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "노처녀"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"alt": "老處女",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "rocheonyeo",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"North-Korea"
],
"word": "로처녀"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "nāng sāo kǣ",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "ນາງສາວແກ່"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "ṡaawṫhaw²",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "ᦉᦱᧁᦏᧁᧉ"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "stara moma",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "стара мома"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ben sneeuee"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "wahine takakau"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "takakau"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "wahine taumaro"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "maro kau"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "marokore"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "wahine kiritapu"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "attergløyme"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "peppermø"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
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"word": "peppermøy"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "attergløyme"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "peparmøy"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "stara panna"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "solteira"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "solteirona"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "encalhada"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fată bătrână"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stáraja déva",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ста́рая де́ва"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vekovúxa",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "векову́ха"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "seana-mhaighdeann"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "бабадевојка"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "бабадјевојка"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "усѝделица"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "усѝдјелица"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "babadevojka"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "babadjevojka"
},
{
"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "usìdelica"
},
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"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
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"_dis1": "32 21 3 35 9",
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "oujongnooi"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕānis",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "عَانِس"
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{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "qart qıź",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "ҡарт ҡыҙ"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "neskazahar"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "starája dzjéva",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "стара́я дзе́ва"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "stára móma",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ста́ра мо́ма"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "conca"
},
{
"code": "ce",
"lang": "Chechen",
"roman": "ojna",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "ойна"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "老處女"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lǎochǔnǚ",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "老处女"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shèngnǚ",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "剩女"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "stará panna"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "pebermø"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "oude vrijster"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ongehuwde vrouw"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "vanatüdruk"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "vanhapiika"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vieille fille"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poula"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "solteirona"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "alte Jungfer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Junggesellin"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "unverheiratete Frau"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "gerontokóri",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γεροντοκόρη"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "vénkisasszony"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "damzelo"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "vanhatyttö"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "ga",
"english": "aging spinster",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "puisbhean"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zitella"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"english": "old miss",
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"roman": "ōrudo misu",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "オールドミス"
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{
"alt": "うれのこり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "売れ残り"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "ハイミス"
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{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "kärıqyz",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "кәріқыз"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "oldeu miseu",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "올드 미스"
},
{
"alt": "老處女",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nocheonyeo",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "노처녀"
},
{
"alt": "老處女",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "rocheonyeo",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "로처녀"
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{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "nāng sāo kǣ",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "ນາງສາວແກ່"
},
{
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "ṡaawṫhaw²",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "ᦉᦱᧁᦏᧁᧉ"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "stara moma",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "стара мома"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ben sneeuee"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "wahine takakau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "takakau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "wahine taumaro"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "maro kau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "marokore"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "wahine kiritapu"
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "attergløyme"
},
{
"code": "nb",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "peppermø"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "peppermøy"
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{
"code": "nn",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
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],
"word": "peparmøy"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "stara panna"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "solteira"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "solteirona"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "encalhada"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fată bătrână"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stáraja déva",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ста́рая де́ва"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vekovúxa",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "векову́ха"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "seana-mhaighdeann"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "бабадевојка"
},
{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
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"word": "бабадјевојка"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"code": "sh",
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"code": "shn",
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"roman": "sǎao kàae",
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"word": "သၢဝ်ၵႄႇ"
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{
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],
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{
"code": "st",
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{
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],
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
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],
"word": "ungmö"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fröken"
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{
"code": "tl",
"english": "old maid",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "pindangga"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "tʉ́ʉa",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "เทื้อ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "ทึนทึก"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "สาวทึนทึก"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "สาวแก่"
},
{
"code": "tr",
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"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "kalmış"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "stará díva",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "стара́ ді́ва"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"word": "bà cô già"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "unmarried woman",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hen ferch"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who spins a political media story",
"word": "spindoctor"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "filador"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "spinner"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "spinster"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "kehrääjä"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fiandeiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fiandeira"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "kézifonónő"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ben sneeuee"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "spynnestere"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"word": "spynnere"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fiadeiro"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "obsolete: occupation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fiadeira"
}
],
"word": "spinster"
}
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