mademoiselles
Unmarried French women
Mademoiselles is the plural of mademoiselle, the French term of address for an unmarried woman or girl, equivalent to Miss.
In English contexts, it appears in references to French culture or when affecting continental elegance: The mademoiselles at the finishing school learned etiquette and deportment.
One in number
- unwedNot hitched
- maidenUnmarried young woman
- spinsterUnmarried older woman
- bacheloretteUnmarried woman
eligible · unattached · available · betrothed · fiancée · courtship · suitor · debutante
Formal honorific or name
- honorificRespectful form of address
- addressSpeak to formally
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
courtesy · politeness · propriety · decorum · civility · respect · deference · salutation
Not yet mature
- girlhoodFemale youth period
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
innocence · naivety · freshness · vitality · students · schoolgirls · debutantes · ingénues
French language user
- ParisianOf France's capital
- monsieurFrench male title
- bonjourFrench word for hello
- merciFrench thank-you
oui · salutation · address · francophile · Gallic · demoiselle
single
One in number
bachelorette · eligible · unattached · available · betrothed · fiancée · courtship · suitor · debutante · ingénue
title
Formal honorific or name
protocol · courtesy · politeness · propriety · decorum · civility · respect · deference · salutation · introduction
young
Not yet mature
- girlhoodFemale youth period
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
coming-of-age · innocence · naivety · freshness · vitality · students · schoolgirls · debutantes · ingénues · finishing-school
Francophone
French language user
merci · oui · salutation · address · francophile · Gallic · demoiselle