noun
Meaning 1
A woman in her mid- to late twenties and not yet married, particularly an unmarried successful businesswoman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
Examples
- 2010 Schott, Ben (15 March 2010). "Leftover Ladies & 3S Women". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2013. The increasing prevalence of shengnü in China has boosted the number of shengnan – leftover men.
- 2012, Sebag-Montefiore, Clarissa (August 21, 2012). "Romance With Chinese Characteristics". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-12-24. Women, meanwhile, must be married by 27; after that they are branded sheng nu or “leftover women.” (This derogatory term — whose prefix “sheng” is the same word used in “leftover food” — was listed as a new word in 2007 by the Chinese Ministry of Education).
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided