mademoiselle
noun
ma·de·moi·selle ˌmad-mwə-ˈzel 
ˌma-də-,
-mə-ˈzel,
sometimes mam-ˈzel
plural mademoiselles ˌmad-mwə-ˈzelz
ˌma-də-,
-mə-ˈzelz
or mesdemoiselles ˌmād-mwə-ˈzel ˌmā-də-,
-mə-ˈzel
1
: an unmarried French girl or woman —used as a title equivalent to Miss for an unmarried woman not of English-speaking nationality
2
: a French governess
3
: silver perch sense a
Word History
Etymology
Middle English madamoiselle, from Middle French, from Old French ma damoisele, literally, my (young) lady
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
mademoiselles
noun
variants or mesdemoiselles
1
as in belles
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- belles
- senoritas
- gals
- maidens
- girls
- madames
- damsels
- señoritas
- lasses
- beauties
- ingénues
- ingenues
- maids
- lassies
- senoras
- mesdames
- dolls
- babes
- gentlewomen
- madams
- señoras
- dames
- misses
- females
- women
- ladies
- skirts
2
as in frauleins
Synonyms & Similar Words
- frauleins
- duennas
- mammies
- bonnes
- nursemaids
- nurses
- governesses
- amahs
- babysitters
- au pairs
- nannies
- nursers
- sitters
- ayahs
- dry nurses