old-womanishness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

old-womanish \old`-wom`an*ish\, a.
   Like an old woman; anile; primly fastidious; old-maidish. --
   {Old`-wom"an*ish*ness}, n.

   Syn: fussy, old-maidish.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]