demoiselle

dem·oi·selle

noun \ˌdem-wə-ˈzel\

Definition of DEMOISELLE

1

: a young lady

2

: damselfish

Examples of DEMOISELLE

1. <fell in love with a pretty demoiselle from a neighboring village>

Origin of DEMOISELLE

French, from Old French dameisele — more at damsel

First Known Use: 1520

Related to DEMOISELLE

Synonyms: damsel, girl, maid, maiden, miss

Related Words: virgin; deb, debutante, ingenue (or ingénue); bird [chiefly British], chick [slang], chicken, chit, filly, lass, lassie, sheila [Australian & New Zealand], sister; colleen, mademoiselle, senhorita, senorita (or señorita)

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Rhymes with DEMOISELLE

APL, Appenzell, aquarelle, asphodel, Azazel, bagatelle, barbicel, béchamel, brocatelle, Camberwell, caramel, caravel, carousel, cascabel, chanterelle, chaparral, Charles Martel, citadel, clientele, cockleshell, Cozumel, decibel, diving bell, fare-thee-well, fontanel, immortelle, Jezebel, killer cell, kiss-and-tell, lenticel, mangonel, muscatel, ne'er-do-well, Neuchâtel, Neufchâtel, New Rochelle, nonpareil, organelle, oversell, parallel, pedicel, pennoncel, personnel, petronel, Philomel, pimpernel, rebel yell, red blood cell, Sanctus bell, San Rafael, São Miguel, show-and-tell, sickle cell, silver bell, solar cell, tortoiseshell, undersell, villanelle, white blood cell, William Tell, zinfandel