cadette

[ kuh-det ]
/ kəˈdɛt /

noun

(initial capital letter) Also called Cadette scout. a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years of age.
Australian. a female government employee, especially a woman appointed to civil service.

Origin of cadette

First recorded in 1670–80; cad(et) + -ette

Words nearby cadette

cadent house, cadential, cadenza, cadet, cadet cloth, cadette, cadge, cadger, cadgy, cadi, cadillac

Example sentences from the Web for cadette

  • Then Lucy Morris entered the room with Nina, the cadette of the family.

    The Eustace Diamonds |Anthony Trollope

  • You know that Cadette Saint-Avit is elderly, as the waiting-woman of a rector ought to be.

    The Queen Pedauque |Anatole France