Mademoiselle
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Mademoiselle may refer to:
- The French-language equivalent of "missMissMiss is an English language honorific traditionally used only for an unmarried woman . Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of mistress, which was used for all women. A period is not used to signify the contraction...
" (ma = "my" + demoiselle = "little lady" or "my girl") - "Mademoiselle JulietteMademoiselle Juliette"Mademoiselle Juliette" is a song by French singer Alizée, which was released as the first single from her third studio album Psychédélices,. It was released September 30, 2007, Alizée's first single in 4 years, the past being "À contre-courant" which was released in October of 2003.-Release and...
", a 2007 song by French singer Alizée - Mademoiselle (magazine)Mademoiselle (magazine)Mademoiselle was an influential women's magazine first published in 1935 by Street and Smith and later acquired by Condé Nast Publications....
, published until November 2001 - Mademoiselle (band), a French electropop group
- The Mademoiselle, a character in the Revelation Space series
- "Mademoiselle", a song by the band StyxStyx (band)Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
- Any of several films:
- Mademoiselle (1966 film)Mademoiselle (1966 film)Mademoiselle is a French - British drama film directed by Tony Richardson. The dark drama won a BAFTA award and nomination and was featured in the 2007 Brooklyn Academy of Music French film retrospective...
- Mademoiselle (1978 film)
- Mademoiselle (2001 film)
- Mademoiselle (1966 film)
See also
- Demoiselle (disambiguation)
- FräuleinFräuleinFräulein is the German language honorific previously in common use for unmarried women, comparable to Miss in English. Fräulein is the diminutive form of Frau, which was previously reserved only for married women. Since the 1970s, Fräulein has come to be used less often, and was banned from...
("little woman"), an older but similar GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
term, now often considered to be derogatory, especially when applied to adults.