Definitions for damselˈdæm zəl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dam•selˈdæm zəl(n.)
a maiden, orig. one of gentle or noble birth.
Origin of damsel:
1150–1200; < OF damoisele < VL *dominicella < L domin(a) lady (see dame )
Princeton's WordNet
damsel, demoiselle, damoiselle, damosel, damozel(noun)
a young unmarried woman
Wiktionary
damsel(Noun)
A young woman .
damsel(Noun)
A girl; a maiden .
Webster Dictionary
Damsel(noun)
a young person, either male or female, of noble or gentle extraction; as, Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, Prince of Wales
Damsel(noun)
a young unmarried woman; a girl; a maiden
Damsel(noun)
an attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hopper
Translations for damsel
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- maagd, jonkvrouAfrikaans
- فَتاه، عَذْراء، آنِسَهArabic
- девойкаBulgarian
- donzelaPortuguese (BR)
- slečnaCzech
- junges MädchenGerman
- møDanish
- νέο κορίτσιGreek
- damisela, doncellaSpanish
- näitsikEstonian
- دختر خانم؛ دخترکFarsi
- neitoFinnish
- damoiselleFrench
- נַעֲרָהHebrew
- कुमारी कन्या, युवतीHindi
- djevojka, gospođicaCroatian
- leánykaHungarian
- gadisIndonesian
- stúlka, ungfrúIcelandic
- fanciullaItalian
- 少女Japanese
- 계집아이Korean
- mergužėlėLithuanian
- jaunavaLatvian
- gadisMalay
- jonkvrouwDutch
- jomfru, pikeNorwegian
- panienka, dziewczęPolish
- دختر خانم؛ دخترکPersian
- پيغله، نجلىPashto
- donzelaPortuguese
- domnişoarăRomanian
- девицаRussian
- slečnaSlovak
- gospodičnaSlovenian
- gospođicaSerbian
- fröken, ung damSwedish
- ผู้หญิงสาวThai
- genç kızTurkish
- 年輕女人，處女，閨女Chinese (Trad.)
- дівчинаUkrainian
- دوشیزہUrdu
- thiếu nữVietnamese
- 年轻女人，处女，闺女Chinese (Simp.)
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