damsel

== English == === Alternative forms === damoisel, damoiselle, damosel, damozel (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English dameisele, from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, a diminutive from Classical Latin domina (“mistress, lady”), from dominus, from *demh₂-. Doublet of demoiselle, doncella, and donzella. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdæm.zəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdæm.zəl/, [ˈdɛəm.zɫ̩] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈdæm.zəl/, [ˈdɛːm.zɫ̩] === Noun === damsel (plural damsels) A young woman (of noble birth). A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience). A young woman who is not married. An unmarried lady-in-waiting. A young, attractive woman. A chattering damsel (component of a mill). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Medals, Madles, damels, Delmas, delams, lameds, medals