† old-maidenismn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maiden n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < old maiden n. + -ism suffix. Compare slightly earlier old-maidism n., and also maidenism n.

Obsolete.

= old-maidhood n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [noun] > elderly > condition of

old-maidenism1783

old-maidenship1784

tabbyhood1797

old-maidship1804

old-maidenhood1845

spinsterhood1863

old-maiddom1871

old-maidhood1871

1783 H. Cowley Bold Stroke for Husband i. i. 7 Till the horrors of old maidenism frighten her into civility?

1835 Lett. & Memorials J. W. Carlyle (1883) I. 26 The lady, verging on old-maidenism.

1891 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 214 She was becoming fretful and peevish, and used to wonder how long it would be before she would sink into the dim and dreaded stage of old-maidenism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	old-maidenism
释义	† old-maidenismn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maiden n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < old maiden n. + -ism suffix. Compare slightly earlier old-maidism n., and also maidenism n. Obsolete. = old-maidhood n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [noun] > elderly > condition of old-maidenism1783 old-maidenship1784 tabbyhood1797 old-maidship1804 old-maidenhood1845 spinsterhood1863 old-maiddom1871 old-maidhood1871 1783 H. Cowley Bold Stroke for Husband i. i. 7 Till the horrors of old maidenism frighten her into civility? 1835 Lett. & Memorials J. W. Carlyle (1883) I. 26 The lady, verging on old-maidenism. 1891 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 214 She was becoming fretful and peevish, and used to wonder how long it would be before she would sink into the dim and dreaded stage of old-maidenism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1783
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