Dame: alternatives and connections

A young person of either sex; a child.

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A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5.

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See Misy.

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An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person.

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Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

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To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate.

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A child's puppet; a toy baby for a little girl.

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A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar.

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A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household.

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Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of madam often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation.

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A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address,…

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The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle.

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A young woman; a girl; a maiden.

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