cadette

[ kuh-det ]

noun

1. (initial capital letter) Also called Cadette scout. a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years of age.
2. Australian. a female government employee, especially a woman appointed to civil service.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cadette¹

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

Example Sentences

Then Lucy Morris entered the room with Nina, the cadette of the family.

From Project Gutenberg

You know that Cadette Saint-Avit is elderly, as the waiting-woman of a rector ought to be.

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