demoiselles

noun

plural of demoiselle
as in girls
a young unmarried woman fell in love with a pretty demoiselle from a neighboring village

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  1. girls
  2. maidens
  3. maids
  4. damsels
Noun
  • The demographic is broad, with multiple generations shopping together, and some young girls buying fabric for their first sewing projects.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • This prevented Lopez Insua from seeing a sailboat carrying a 19-year-old counselor and five girls, ranging in age from 7 to 13, from a nearby sailing camp that had lost wind and stalled in the tugboat’s path, investigators said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of girls
Noun
  • Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
  • Many fans thought the original covers of Pratchett’s novels went too heavy on busty maidens and strapping men with big swords, undermining their literary merit, and a similar problem has beset the various screen adaptations from Sky and the BBC.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Definition of maidens
Noun
  • The unsightly mushroom could have corrupted her maids’ morals, or even their health.
    — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
  • Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist.
    — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
Definition of maids
Noun
  • Dark Towers, crooked wizard towers, towers with damsels in distress.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of damsels
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