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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
  • When Jenn tells her that Vicki just doesn’t like new girls, Carmella hits her with a nuke by saying that Vicki is new this year too.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • And this is a blatant public display of stripping that from women and girls.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of girls
Noun
  • Ritual gifts include incense, flowers, perfume, cosmetics and soap, which Hor said are believed to bring beauty and charm after being blessed by the cowherd and seven maidens.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 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
  • Jackson was particularly vocal in her criticism of the show’s shallow scripts, which featured plotlines about them going undercover as French maids, showgirls, lifeguards and, perhaps most infamously, prison inmates.
    — Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Lee takes early meetings at a nearby hotel that could be in any country, except that the room service is delivered by robots painted in the livery of butlers and maids.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 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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“Demoiselles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demoiselles. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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