mademoiselle

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: mad=e=moi=selle

CIDE DICTIONARY

mademoiselle, n. [F., fr. ma my, f. of mon + demoiselle young lady. See Damsel.].

•  A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss.  Goldsmith.  [1913 Webster]
•  A marine food fish (Sciæna chrysura), of the Southern United States; -- called also yellowtail, and silver perch.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mademoiselle, n. (pl. Mesdemoiselles)
1 a title or form of address used of or to an unmarried French-speaking woman, corresponding to Miss or madam.
2 (mademoiselle) a a young Frenchwoman. b a French governess.

Etymology

F f. ma my + demoiselle DAMSEL

THESAURUS

mademoiselle

Frau, Fraulein, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, babe, baby, broad, chick, colleen, cutie, dame, damoiselle, damsel, demoiselle, doll, dona, donna, filly, frail, gal, girl, girlie, heifer, hoyden, jeune fille, jill, junior miss, lady, lass, lassie, little missy, madam, madame, maid, maiden, mem-sahib, mesdames, miss, missy, nymphet, piece, romp, schoolgirl, schoolmaid, schoolmiss, senhora, senhorita, signora, signorina, skirt, slip, subdeb, subdebutante, subteen, subteener, teenybopper, tomato, tomboy, virgin, vrouw, wench, young creature, young thing