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
  • 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
  • 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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“Demoiselles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demoiselles. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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