as in girls
a young unmarried woman
fell in love with a pretty demoiselle from a neighboring village
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Noun
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This is true not just for girls but for boys as well.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Colvert, a 15-year-old from Pasadena, created the group to restore normalcy for teen girls affected by the devastating California wildfire, gathering beauty products, clothes and other personal supplies in a call that went viral.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is a 1,000 year old tradition where two maidens are chosen to be slaughtered as repentance to one of their goddesses.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Prized 2-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert ran an impressive 1-2 in their debuts in Sunday’s opening race, a six-furlong test for maidens.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Elsewhere in the castle, Malcolm’s sister, Maura Grant, comes across Dougal shtupping one of her maids up against a wall.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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As such, the race is on to get these budding butlers, maids, and models into the workforce.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Dark Towers, crooked wizard towers, towers with damsels in distress.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Demoiselles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demoiselles. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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