mademoiselles

noun

variants or mesdemoiselles
plural of mademoiselle
1
as in belles

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2
as in frauleins

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mademoiselles
  1. gals
  2. mammies
  3. maidens
  4. girls
  5. damsels
  6. lasses
  7. beauties
  8. maids
Noun
  • This versatile style is great for the lazy gals who like to just get out of the shower and go.
    — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • Then in Game 3 Saturday night, host Vegas storms to 4-0 lead, Carolina scores three gals in 39 seconds en route to 4-4 knot; Vegas wins in double-OT.
    — Greg Cote June 7, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
Definition of gals
Noun
  • These include typecasting Black women as jezebels, sapphires and mammies; these depictions, combined with the law enforcement they may be exposed to, increase their vulnerability under the law.
    — Kerry Lester Kasper, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of mammies
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
  • Those sports are football, basketball, track and field, soccer and baseball for boys and fast-pitch softball, volleyball, basketball, track and field and soccer for girls.
    — Chip Saye, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • The United Nations has issued a warning about an alarming surge in women and girls being raped in Haiti, many of them homeless after being forced out of their homes and neighborhoods by armed gangs.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of girls
Noun
  • Dark Towers, crooked wizard towers, towers with damsels in distress.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of damsels
Noun
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Definition of lasses
Noun
  • Best of all, there’s still plenty of time to grow these beauties in your Southern garden.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 July 2026
  • California naturalist John Muir compared the two valleys’ beauties, but that was before Hetch Hetchy Valley was transformed by the O’Shaughnessy Dam into a massive reservoir.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of beauties
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
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“Mademoiselles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mademoiselles. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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