mademoiselle

See also: Mademoiselle

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowing from French

Noun

mademoiselle (plural mademoiselles or mesdemoiselles)

1. Courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country

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French

Etymology

Contraction of ma demoiselle (my little lady).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /mad.mwa.zɛl/

Noun

mademoiselle f (plural mesdemoiselles)

1. Miss (as a form of address)

Noun

mademoiselle f (plural demoiselles)

1. Miss (as a title with a name)

Usage notes

As of February 21, 2012, the use of the word mademoiselle is prohibited from use in official forms and registries in France. ("‘Mademoiselle’ Exits Official France", "Mademoiselle is no longer an official French woman")

Abbreviations

• Mlle.

See also

• madame
• Mademoiselle
• Ms.

External links

• “mademoiselle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).