mademoiselle

noun

Definition of mademoisellenext
1
as in madame

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as in duenna

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Recent Examples of mademoiselle Doja also matches the vibe of a mademoiselle while putting her French to the test and posing for photos in front of the Eiffel Tower. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mademoiselle
  1. maid
  2. governess
  3. maiden
  4. mammy
  5. lass
  6. madam
  7. girl
  8. gal
Noun
  • The maid who let the Clue Gang into the room calls the demonstrably quite fallible Philly cops, who arrive in force.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Patricia Quinn, who starred as extraterrestrial maid Magenta, expressed her heartbreak over her costar’s death.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of maid
Noun
  • Claire then made an independent living as a governess and tried hard to distance herself from the scandals of Shelley and Byron.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 June 2026
  • Maika Monroe plays Winifred Notty, a young governess who arrives at the sweeping Ensor House in the 1850s, ready to work for the well-to-do Pounds family.
    — William Earl, Variety, 20 May 2026
Definition of governess
Noun
  • Ritual gifts include incense, flowers, perfume, cosmetics and soap, which Hor said are believed to bring beauty and charm after being blessed by the cowherd and seven maidens.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Lastly, Sovereignty broke his maiden in his third start as a two-year-old and won the Kentucky Derby in his third start last year, followed by his three wins at Saratoga last summer.
    — Geoff Clark, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of maiden
Noun
  • The board also bears an imprint featuring the British slave ship Brookes with a Black mammy superimposed over it.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
  • These include typecasting Black women as jezebels, sapphires and mammies; these depictions, combined with the law enforcement they may be exposed to, increase their vulnerability under the law.
    — Kerry Lester Kasper, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of mammy
Noun
  • The plot imperative of future Irina surviving to play a significant role in later seasons of For All Mankind gives us so much runway to imagine wild twists and turns for this crafty lass.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of lass
Noun
  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas For her second Hollywood role, Parton again found herself a fit as Mona Stangely, the warm-hearted madam at the center of 1982’s The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Mysaria, dressed to impress in her white silk robes, invites the madam Sylvi over for an ultra-exclusive backstage tour of the Red Keep.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of madam
Noun
  • The two girls were falsely listed as recruits for the university’s crew team, even though neither ever participated in the sport.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Even the Barbie doll, while often derided for promoting an unhealthy body image for developing children, offered girls a glimpse of a different future than as a wife and mother, Kimmel argues.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of girl
Noun
  • Imagine a lightweight serum packed with PDRN and hyaluronic acid in spray form, which is perfect for lazy gals like me.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Turning island life into a laboratory Cases of — and news about — alpha gal syndrome have surged over the last decade or so.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of gal

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