mademoiselle

[ mad-uh-muh-zel, mad-mwuh-, mam-zel; French mad-mwa-zel ]

/ ˌmæd ə məˈzɛl, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛl; French mad mwaˈzɛl /

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noun, plural mad·e·moi·selles [mad-uh-muh-zelz, mad-mwuh-, mam-zelz] /ˌmæd ə məˈzɛlz, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛlz/, mes·de·moi·selles [mey-duh-muh-zel, meyd-mwuh-zel; French meyd-mwa-zel] /ˌmeɪ də məˈzɛl, ˌmeɪd mwəˈzɛl; French meɪd mwaˈzɛl/.

(often initial capital letter) a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: Mademoiselle Lafitte. Abbreviation: Mlle.

a French governess.

silver perch(def 1).

Words nearby mademoiselle

madeira topaz, madeira vine, madeleine, madelung's deformity, madelung's disease, mademoiselle, madera, maderno, madero, madge, madhouse

Origin of mademoiselle

1635–45; < French; Old French ma damoisele my noble young lady; see madame, damsel

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Examples from the Web for mademoiselle

The praise she got in magazines such as Vanity Fair and Mademoiselle never equaled the attacks that came her way.
Thank You, Elizabeth Wurtzel: ‘Prozac Nation’ Turns 20|Nicolaus Mills|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The former editor of French Vogue is the subject of a documentary, ‘Mademoiselle C,’ about the making of her new magazine.
Carine Roitfeld Documentary ‘Mademoiselle C’ Offers Intimate Look|Isabel Wilkinson|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A new documentary about her, Mademoiselle C, opens Wednesday.
Carine Roitfeld Documentary ‘Mademoiselle C’ Offers Intimate Look|Isabel Wilkinson|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mademoiselle C, the highly anticipated documentary about Carine Roitfeld, hits theaters on September 11.
Karl Lagerfeld Shows His Paternal Side in Carine Roitfeld Documentary|Isabel Wilkinson|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Then we came back to New York and I got a job working at Mademoiselle.
The Queen of the Cookbook|Sarah Whitman-Salkin|February 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The only words he uttered were to inquire about the condition of Mademoiselle Plouernel.
The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code|Eugne Sue
Mademoiselle de Corandeuil was entirely occupied in restoring her poodle to health.
Gerfaut, Complete|Charles de Bernard
I stood looking at them, bewildered and astonished by Mademoiselle's loyalty.
The Crossing|Winston Churchill
"Perhaps you overrate your find, mademoiselle," he suggested, but with unconcealed interest.
Mlle. Fouchette|Charles Theodore Murray
The piety of Mademoiselle de Tonnay-Charente was violent and inflammatory.
Princes and Poisoners|Frantz Funck-Brentano

British Dictionary definitions for mademoiselle

mademoiselle

/ (ˌmædmwəˈzɛl, French madmwazɛl) /

noun plural mesdemoiselles (ˌmeɪdmwəˈzɛl, French medmwazɛl)

a young unmarried French girl or woman: usually used as a title equivalent to Miss

a French teacher or governess

Word Origin for mademoiselle

C15: French, from ma my + demoiselle damsel

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mademoiselle

noun, plural mad·e·moi·selles [mad-uh-muh-zelz, mad-mwuh-, mam-zelz] /ˌmæd ə məˈzɛlz, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛlz/, mes·de·moi·selles [mey-duh-muh-zel, meyd-mwuh-zel; French meyd-mwa-zel] /ˌmeɪ də məˈzɛl, ˌmeɪd mwəˈzɛl; French meɪd mwaˈzɛl/.

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British Dictionary definitions for mademoiselle

noun plural mesdemoiselles (ˌmeɪdmwəˈzɛl, French medmwazɛl)

Word Origin for mademoiselle