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signorina — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bachelorette noun An unmarried woman, especially one celebrated before her wedding.
  • 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.
  • miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
  • Missy noun An informal, often teasing or mildly scolding way of addressing a young woman or girl.
  • signorina noun An Italian title of respect for an unmarried woman or young girl, equivalent to "Miss".

Senses

signorina 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.
  • maid A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).
  • miss An unmarried woman; a girl.
  • missy A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.
  • signorina A courtesy title for an unmarried woman of Italian origin.

bachelorette — full definition

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

maid — full definition

  1. noun A woman employed to clean a house or do domestic work.
  2. noun (literary or old-fashioned) A young unmarried woman or girl.

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