old-maidhoodn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d)ˈmeɪdhʊd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d)ˈmeɪdˌ(h)ʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maid n., -hood suffix.

Etymology: < old maid n. + -hood suffix, after maidhood n. Compare old-maidenhood n., old-maidenship n., old-maidenism n., old-maidism n., old-maidery n., old-maidship n., old-maiddom n.

The state or condition of being an old maid.

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

1871 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 July 12/1 Then there are the three elder sisters of Emma—fast verging upon old maidhood, and desperate for husbands.

1883 N. Sheppard in ‘G. Eliot’ Ess. Introd. 14 Marriage for deliverance from poverty or old-maidhood.

1924 Amer. Mercury Apr. p. ii (advt.) The story of a girl who on the verge of drab old-maidhood finds the secret of love.

1954 M. Noel Villains Galore xxv. 269 They felt that at the basis of woman's unequal position in marriage was the fear of old-maidhood.

2001 Publishers Weekly (Nexis) 26 Aug. 63 Denza appears destined for old maidhood, just like her rheumatic aunt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old-maidhood
释义	old-maidhoodn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d)ˈmeɪdhʊd/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d)ˈmeɪdˌ(h)ʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maid n., -hood suffix. Etymology: < old maid n. + -hood suffix, after maidhood n. Compare old-maidenhood n., old-maidenship n., old-maidenism n., old-maidism n., old-maidery n., old-maidship n., old-maiddom n. The state or condition of being an old maid. 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 1871 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 July 12/1 Then there are the three elder sisters of Emma—fast verging upon old maidhood, and desperate for husbands. 1883 N. Sheppard in ‘G. Eliot’ Ess. Introd. 14 Marriage for deliverance from poverty or old-maidhood. 1924 Amer. Mercury Apr. p. ii (advt.) The story of a girl who on the verge of drab old-maidhood finds the secret of love. 1954 M. Noel Villains Galore xxv. 269 They felt that at the basis of woman's unequal position in marriage was the fear of old-maidhood. 2001 Publishers Weekly (Nexis) 26 Aug. 63 Denza appears destined for old maidhood, just like her rheumatic aunt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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