young+unmarried+woman

  • 61Misses — Miss Miss (m[i^]s), n.; pl. {Misses} (m[i^]s s[e^]z). [Contr. fr. mistress.] 1. A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See {Mistress}, 5. [1913 Webster] Note: There is diversity of usage in the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 62chaperon — chap·er·on || ʃæpÉ™rəʊn n. escort, person who accompanies a young unmarried woman for the sake of propriety (generally an older woman) v. escort, watch over, accompany, protect …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 63chaperoned — chap·er·on || ʃæpÉ™rəʊn n. escort, person who accompanies a young unmarried woman for the sake of propriety (generally an older woman) v. escort, watch over, accompany, protect …

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  • 64chaperoning — chap·er·on || ʃæpÉ™rəʊn n. escort, person who accompanies a young unmarried woman for the sake of propriety (generally an older woman) v. escort, watch over, accompany, protect …

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  • 65chaperons — chap·er·on || ʃæpÉ™rəʊn n. escort, person who accompanies a young unmarried woman for the sake of propriety (generally an older woman) v. escort, watch over, accompany, protect …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 66maid — /meɪd / (say mayd) noun 1. a girl; young unmarried woman. 2. a spinster (usually in the expression old maid). 3. a woman employed for various light domestic duties in houses, hotels, etc.; housemaid. 4. (especially in Asia) a female domestic… …

  • 67girl — [gʉrl] n. [ME girle, gurle, youngster of either sex < ? OE * gyrele, prob. akin to LowG göre, Ger dial. gör, girl < IE base * ĝher , small > OIr gair, short] 1. a female child 2. a young, unmarried woman 3. a female servant or other… …

    English World dictionary

  • 68maid — [mād] n. [ME maide, contr. < maiden] 1. a) Now Chiefly Literary a girl or young unmarried woman b) Obs. a virgin 2. Now Rare OLD MAID 3. a girl or woman servant: often in compounds [barmaid, housemaid] …

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  • 69bachelorette — noun a young unmarried woman who lives alone • Syn: ↑bachelor girl • Hypernyms: ↑woman, ↑adult female …

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  • 70girl — c.1300, gyrle child (of either sex), of unknown origin; current scholarship [OED says] leans toward an unrecorded O.E. *gyrele, from P.Gmc. *gurwilon , dim. of *gurwjoz (apparently also represented by Low Ger. gære boy, girl, Norw. dial. gorre,… …

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