mademoiselle

Mad·e·moi·selle

M0019300 (măd′ə-mə-zĕl′, măd-mwä-zĕl′)n. pl. Mad·e·moi·selles (-zĕlz) or Mes·de·moi·selles (mād′mwä-zĕl′) Abbr. Mlle1. Used as a courtesy title before the surname or full name of a girl or an unmarried woman in a French-speaking area: Mademoiselle Turot; Mademoiselle Isabelle Turot. See Usage Note at miss².2. mademoiselle Used as a form of polite address for a girl or young woman in a French-speaking area.3. mademoiselle pl. mademoiselles A French governess.

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[French, from Old French ma demoiselle : ma, my; see Madame + demoiselle, young lady (from damisele, from Vulgar Latin *dominicella, diminutive of Latin domina, lady; see Madame).]

mademoiselle

(ˌmædmwəˈzɛl; French madmwazɛl) n, pl mesdemoiselles (ˌmeɪdmwəˈzɛl; French medmwazɛl) 1. a young unmarried French girl or woman: usually used as a title equivalent to Miss2. a French teacher or governess[C15: French, from ma my + demoiselle damsel]

mad•e•moi•selle

(ˌmæd ə məˈzɛl, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛl)

n., pl. mademoiselles,
mes•de•moi•selles (ˌmeɪ də məˈzɛl, -ˈzɛlz, ˌmeɪd mwə-) 1. (often cap.) a French title equivalent to Miss. Abbr.: Mlle. 2. a French governess. 3. silver perch (def. 1). [1635–45; < French; Old French ma damoisele my noble young lady; see madame, damsel]

mademoiselle

A French word meaning my damsel, used to mean a young unmarried woman.

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mademoiselle - small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to MexicoBairdiella chrysoura, silver perchdrumfish, drum - small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noiseBairdiella, genus Bairdiella - drumfish