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neiti — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bachelorette noun An unmarried woman, especially one celebrated before her wedding.
  • cupcake noun A small individual cake, usually baked in a paper or foil cup and topped with icing.
  • lady noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
  • lass noun (chiefly Scottish and Northern English) A girl or young woman.
  • maiden adj Describing the first occurrence of something, such as a journey, speech, or attempt.
  • miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.

Senses

neiti is used for these senses in English:

  • Miss (often disparaging or sarcastic) Used in a mock title to point out some quality, or alleged quality, of a girl or woman.
  • bachelorette (North America) An unmarried woman.
  • cupcake (slang) A weak or effeminate man.
  • lady (slang) Used to address a female.
  • lady A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
  • lass A girl; also (by extension) , a young woman.
  • lass (Scotland, familiar) A term of address for a woman, or a female animal.
  • maiden (now, _, chiefly, _, literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman.

bachelorette — full definition

  1. noun An unmarried woman, especially one celebrated before her wedding.
  2. noun A small studio apartment with no separate bedroom.

cupcake — full definition

  1. noun A small individual cake, usually baked in a paper or foil cup and topped with icing.
  2. noun Informal: a soft or easily beaten opponent, or someone seen as weak.

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