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mademoiselle

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

noun

, plural mad·e·moi·selles [mad-, uh, -m, uh, -, zelz, mad-mw, uh, -, mam-, zelz], mes·de·moi·selles [mey-d, uh, -m, uh, -, zel, meyd-mw, uh, -, zel, meyd-mw, a, -, zel].
  1. (often initial capital letter) a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: : Mlle.

    Mademoiselle Lafitte.

  2. a French governess.


mademoiselle

/ ˌmædmwəˈzɛl; madmwazɛl /

noun

  1. a young unmarried French girl or woman: usually used as a title equivalent to Miss
  2. a French teacher or governess
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mademoiselle1

1635–45; < French; Old French ma damoisele my noble young lady; madame, damsel
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mademoiselle1

C15: French, from ma my + demoiselle damsel
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Example Sentences

The praise she got in magazines such as Vanity Fair and Mademoiselle never equaled the attacks that came her way.

The former editor of French Vogue is the subject of a documentary, ‘Mademoiselle C,’ about the making of her new magazine.

A new documentary about her, Mademoiselle C, opens Wednesday.

Mademoiselle C, the highly anticipated documentary about Carine Roitfeld, hits theaters on September 11.

Then we came back to New York and I got a job working at Mademoiselle.

"The authority of Mademoiselle de La Vauvraye," was the unanswerable rejoinder.

For two consecutive seasons he lived in the sunlight of Mademoiselle Duvigne's presence.

I introduced him into the salon, and Mademoiselle, after conversing a little while with Madame, consented to receive him.

He turned and hurried away to one of the far cottages, where Mademoiselle Reisz was shuffling away.

Of course Edna would like to hear Mademoiselle Reisz play; but she feared it would be useless to entreat her.

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