mademoiselle
[ mad-uh-muh-zel, mad-mwuh-, mam-zel; French mad-mwa-zel ]
/ ˌmæd ə məˈzɛl, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛl; French mad mwaˈzɛl /
noun, plural mad·e·moi·selles [mad-uh-muh-zelz, mad-mwuh-, mam-zelz] /ˌmæd ə məˈzɛlz, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛlz/, mes·de·moi·selles [mey-duh-muh-zel, meyd-mwuh-zel; French meyd-mwa-zel] /ˌmeɪ də məˈzɛl, ˌmeɪd mwəˈzɛl; French meɪd mwaˈzɛl/.
(often initial capital letter)
a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: Mademoiselle Lafitte. Abbreviation: Mlle.
a French governess.
Words nearby mademoiselle
madeira topaz,
madeira vine,
madeleine,
madelung's deformity,
madelung's disease,
mademoiselle,
madera,
maderno,
madero,
madge,
madhouse
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British Dictionary definitions for mademoiselle
mademoiselle
/ (ˌmædmwəˈzɛl, French madmwazɛl) /
noun plural mesdemoiselles (ˌmeɪdmwəˈzɛl, French medmwazɛl)
a young unmarried French girl or woman: usually used as a title equivalent to Miss
a French teacher or governess
Word Origin for mademoiselle
C15: French, from
ma my +
demoiselle
damsel