Question

Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:

An old unmarried woman

• A. Virgin
• B. Bachelor
• C. Spinster
• D. Matron

Answer 1

The correct option is C Spinster

Option C: 'Spinster' is 'an unmarried woman, typically older in age than the usual age for marriage'.

Hence this word substitutes the given words and option C is correct.

Option A: 'Virgin' is 'a person who is naive, innocent, or inexperienced in a particular context'.

Option B: 'Bachelor' is 'a man who has never married'.

Option D: 'Matron' is 'a woman in charge of domestic or medical arrangements at a boarding school'.

These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.

Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.