damsel
noun
[ ˈdamz(ə)l ]
• a young unmarried woman.
Similar:
young woman,
young lady,
girl,
miss,
maid,
maiden,
demoiselle,
lass,
lassie,
colleen,
mademoiselle,
signorina,
señorita,
Fräulein,
chick,
babe,
bird,
gal,
Jane,
sister,
sheila,
popsy,
Judy,
broad,
dame,
frail,
wench,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French dameisele, damisele, based on Latin domina ‘mistress’.
