mademoiselle

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mademoiselle^¹

/ˌmæ.dəm.wəˈzɛl/

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Unadapted borrowing from French mademoiselle.

noun mademoiselles · mesdemoiselles · Mlle. · Mdlle. · Mademoiselle · mamzelle

A courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.
humorous A young woman or girl, especially one who is French or French-speaking. It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well / You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle...

verb mademoiselles · mademoiselling · mademoiselled · Mademoiselle · mamzelle

rare, transitive To address as mademoiselle. If not courted by some tall and handsome “Chasseur,” or some crafty little valet who “mademoiselles” her, she almost invariably condescends to notice favourably some dandified linendraper’s assistant, or sixth clerk in an attorney’s office, whom she met one holiday at the Chaumière or at the Ermitag

Mademoiselle^²

noun Mesdemoiselles · Mademoiselles

Alternative letter-case form of mademoiselle To Mesdemoiselles ELIZABETH and LUCY OAKLEY, […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: silver perch, bairdiella chrysoura, lady, maid, missus, signorina, damsel, frau, senorita, fraulein, mistress, waitress, nurse, girl, princess, dear

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noun courtesy title

Español	madamisela
日本語	マドモアゼル madomoazeru
Français	mademoiselle
Русский	мадемуазе́ль madɛmuazɛ́lʹ, мадмуазэ́ль madmuazɛ́lʹ

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@misc{mademoiselle_2026,
  title = {mademoiselle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mademoiselle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}