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damsel
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dam·sel  (dmzl)
n.
A young woman or girl; a maiden.

[Middle English damisele, from Old French dameisele, damoiselle, from Vulgar Latin *dominicella, diminutive of domina, lady; see dame.]

damsel [ˈdæmzəl]
n
Archaic or poetic a young unmarried woman; maiden
[from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin domnicella (unattested) young lady, from Latin domina mistress; see dame]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.damseldamsel - a young unmarried woman              
maiden, maid - an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

damsel
noun (Archaic or poetic) maiden, girl, virgin, maid, miss, nymph (poetic), lass, lassie (informal), wench He came to the aid of a damsel in distress.
Translations
damsel (o.f.) [ˈdæmzəl] Ndamisela f, doncella f
a damsel in distress (hum) → una dama en apuros

damsel [ˈdæmzəl] n (literary) (= maiden) → damoiselle f

damsel
n (obs, liter)Maid f (obs, liter)

damsel [ˈdæmzl] n (old) → damigella
damsel [ˈdæmzl] n (old) → damigella

damsel
n damsel [ˈdӕmzəl]
a young girl a damsel in distress. maagd, jonkvrou فَتاه، عَذْراء، آنِسَه девойка slečna junges Mädchen νέο κορίτσι damisela, doncella näitsik دختر خانم؛ دخترک neito damoiselle נַעֲרָה कुमारी कन्या, युवती djevojka, gospođica leányka gadis stúlka, ungfrú fanciulla 少女 계집아이 mergužėlė jaunava gadis jonkvrouw jomfru, pike panienka, dziewczę donzela domnişoară девица slečna gospodična gospođica fröken, ung dam ผู้หญิงสาว genç kız 年輕女人,處女,閨女 дівчина دوشیزہ thiếu nữ ,闺女
n damselfly
an insect with a long thin body found near water. waterjuffer حَشَرةٌ تعيشُ قُرْبَ الماء вид водно насекомо motýlice vandnymfe die Jungfernlibelle λιβελούλη libélula taolistiivaline kiil سنجاقک رنگین yhtäläissiipinen libellule שַׁפִּירִית एक कीड़ा konjska smrt szitakötő capung damla libellula イトトンボ 실잠자리 žirgelis pepatung waterjuffer vannymfe ważka libelinha libelulă стрекоза šidlo kačji pastir barska mušica jungfruslända, flickslända แมลงปอเข็ม kız böceği 豆娘,蜻蛉(蜻蜓一類的) бабка پانی کے قریب پایا جانے والا لمبے اور پتلے جسم والا ایک حشرہ sinh vật thân dài sống gần nước 蛉(


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