オールドミス

noun

old maid; spinster

Wasei-eigo from English 'old miss'. Refers to an unmarried woman past the usual age of marriage. Considered sensitive and somewhat dated; modern Japanese often prefers more neutral terms.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from old miss

• 彼かの女じょはオールドミスと呼よばれるのを嫌いやがっている。

  She hates being called an old maid.

• 昔むかしはオールドミスという言こと葉ばがよく使つかわれた。

  In the past, the word 'old miss' was often used.