cadette

[ kuh-det ]

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

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

Words Nearby cadette

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How to use cadette in a sentence

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

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