mademoiselle

See also: Mademoiselle

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French mademoiselle

Noun

mademoiselle (plural mademoiselles or mesdemoiselles)

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

Translations

courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country

• French: mademoiselle (fr) f
• Japanese: マドモアゼル (madomoazeru)

• Russian: мадемуазе́ль (ru) f (madɛmuazɛ́lʹ), мадмуазэ́ль f (madmuazɛ́lʹ)

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French

Etymology

ma +‎ demoiselle Contraction of ma demoiselle (my little lady).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /mad.mwa.zɛl/

Noun

mademoiselle f (plural mesdemoiselles or mademoiselles)

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.

Further reading

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