singlehood

singlehood

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English single
Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der.
Proto-Germanic *haiduzder.
Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder.
Old English -hād
Middle English -hede
English -hood
English singlehood

    From single + -hood.

    Noun

    singlehood (uncountable)

    1. The state of being single (unattached or unmarried).
      • 1994, Lee-Jay Cho, Motoo Yada, Tradition and change in the Asian family, page 116:
        Having had a nonarranged marriage was found to be associated with favorable attitudes toward singlehood.

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