Miss

Meaning

1. A form of address, now used chiefly for an unmarried woman; used chiefly of girls before the mid-1700s, and thereafter used also of adult women without regard to marital status.
2. A form of address, now used chiefly for an unmarried woman; used chiefly of girls before the mid-1700s, and thereafter used also of adult women without regard to marital status.
3. (dated, regional) A form of address, now used chiefly for an unmarried woman; used chiefly of girls before the mid-1700s, and thereafter used also of adult women without regard to marital status.
4. (dated) A form of address, now used chiefly for an unmarried woman; used chiefly of girls before the mid-1700s, and thereafter used also of adult women without regard to marital status.
5. A form of address for a female teacher or a waitress.
6. Used in title of the (female) winner of a beauty contest, or certain other types of contest, prefixing the country or other region that she represents, or the category of contest.
7. (derogatory, often, sarcastic) Used in a mock title to point out some quality, or alleged quality, of a girl or woman.

Synonyms

Mrs.

Mrs

Ms.

Ms

Mr

miss

lady

mistress

wife

👰‍♀️

woman

👩

girl

👧

mademoiselle

fille

damosel

damozel

demoiselle

teacher

🧑‍🏫

damoiselle

young lady

Mister

Mr.

maid

maiden

mesdemoiselles

signora

signorina

sister

👩‍👧

spouse

squaw

wench

yearn for

young woman

baby girl

Frau

grieve for

Madam

sensei

Sir

fail to hit

women

Mademoiselle

Missis

wifey

Fraulein

salientian

emancipatrix

translatrix

guardienne

babe

little woman

Translations

Fräulein

juffrouw

signorina

mademoiselle

señorita

δεσποινίς

mulher

👩

Juffrouw

senhorita

miss

mejuffrouw

femme

👩

jeune fille

👧

Mademoiselle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪs/

Etymology

From mistress.