mademoiselle

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Madame or mademoiselle, the française of life-style literature represents a very limited idea of the Parisienne.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 19, 2019

A maid carries away the breakfast tray of a pretty young mademoiselle lounging in bed behind her.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2014

As she lost consciousness she recalled the doctor saying: "Au revoir, monsieur," and when she awoke, she heard: "Bonjour, mademoiselle."

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2013

Roughly speaking, the song had a heroine—a "mademoiselle from Armentieres," to whom the song was dedicated.

From Time Magazine Archive

“If you could see, mademoiselle, you’d have seen the evacuation orders. They’ve locked the city gates.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr