老ろう嬢じょう

noun

elderly spinster; old maid

A somewhat dated or literary term for an unmarried older woman. In modern Japanese, 未婚の高齢女性 or オールドミス are more common, but 老嬢 carries a more formal or old-fashioned tone.

• 彼かの女じょは生しょう涯がい独どく身しんで、村むらでは老ろう嬢じょうと呼よばれていた。

  She remained single all her life and was called an old maid in the village.