Single Person - Terminology

Terminology

Single men are often called bachelors. Single women are sometimes called bachelorettes, especially in festive contexts in American English; but the historic term is spinster. Contrary to popular belief, a spinster is any woman above the age of majority who has never been married. She is not necessarily an elderly woman. Catherinette was a traditional French label for girls of 25 years old who were still unmarried by the Feast of Saint Catherine.