damsel

damsel

noun

Definition of DAMSEL

a young unmarried woman <knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress>

Synonyms damsel, demoiselle, maid, maiden, miss

Related Words virgin; deb, debutante, ingenue (or ing{eacute}nue); bird [chiefly British], chick [slang], chicken, chit, filly, lass, lassie, sheila [Australian & New Zealand], sister; colleen, mademoiselle, senhorita, senorita (or se{ntilde}orita)