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demoiselle — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bachelorette noun An unmarried woman, especially one celebrated before her wedding.
  • damsel noun An old-fashioned or literary word for a young, unmarried woman, especially one in a story who needs rescuing.
  • lass noun (chiefly Scottish and Northern English) A girl or young woman.
  • maid noun A woman employed to clean a house or do domestic work.
  • maiden adj Describing the first occurrence of something, such as a journey, speech, or attempt.

Senses

demoiselle is used for these senses in English:

  • bachelorette (North America) An unmarried woman.
  • damsel A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).
  • damselfly Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.
  • lass A girl; also (by extension) , a young woman.
  • maid A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).
  • maiden (now, _, chiefly, _, literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman.
  • zygopteran Any of various insects of the order Zygoptera; damselfly.

bachelorette — full definition

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

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