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mesdemoiselles

[ mey-duh-muh-zel, meyd-mwuh-zel; French meyd-mwa-zel ]
/ ˌmeɪ də məˈzɛl, ˌmeɪd mwəˈzɛl; French meɪd mwaˈzɛl /

noun

a plural of mademoiselle.

RELATED WORDS

daughter, adolescent, teenager, lady, she, schoolgirl, damsel, Ms, lassie

Nearby words

mescal button, mescalero, mescaline, mesclun, mesdames, mesdemoiselles, mesectoderm, meseems, mesembryanthemum, mesencephalic, mesencephalic flexure

Definition for mesdemoiselles (2 of 2)

mademoiselle

[ mad-uh-muh-zel, mad-mwuh-, mam-zel; French mad-mwa-zel ]
/ ˌmæd ə məˈzɛl, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛl; French mad mwaˈzɛl /

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).

Origin of mademoiselle

1635–45; < French; Old French ma damoisele my noble young lady; see madame, damsel
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British Dictionary definitions for mesdemoiselles (1 of 2)

mesdemoiselles

/ (ˌmeɪdmwəˈzɛl, French medmwazɛl) /

noun

the plural of mademoiselle

British Dictionary definitions for mesdemoiselles (2 of 2)

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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