mademoiselle
Americannoun
PLURAL
mademoiselles, mesdemoiselles-
(often initial capital letter) a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: Mlle.
Mademoiselle Lafitte.
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a French governess.
noun
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a young unmarried French girl or woman: usually used as a title equivalent to Miss
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a French teacher or governess
Etymology
Origin of mademoiselle
1635–45; < French; Old French ma damoisele my noble young lady; madame, damsel
Example Sentences
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Linux lads and Mac mademoiselles, your time has come to play Inscryption!
From The Verge
Some seven hours later, she awoke to the words, “Bonjour, mademoiselle.”
From Washington Post
Ma chère mademoiselle, it is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you today to a reopened Disney World, here in la belle Florida!
From Washington Post
Madame or mademoiselle, the française of life-style literature represents a very limited idea of the Parisienne.
From The New Yorker
The author, an American writer based in France known for her book “Bringing Up Bébé,” details her long-dreaded shift from “mademoiselle” to “madame.”
From New York Times
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