single woman
Lady without spouse
A single woman is one who is not married, divorced, or widowed—unattached and available for partnership.
The phrase emphasizes romantic status rather than simply living alone: She's been a single woman for three years now.
In legal and administrative contexts, it appears on forms and documents as a marital status category.
- old maidUnmarried woman, advanced years
- bacheloretteUnmarried woman
- maidenUnmarried young woman
- divorceeFormerly married person
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
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- Single Womenbachelorette, maiden, singleton, miss, old maid