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Miss

Pronunciation: /mɪs/

The English word “Miss” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  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. With a surname.
  3. With a full name.
  4. With a first name only.
  5. Used alone.
  6. A form of address for a female teacher or a waitress.
  7. 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.
  8. Used in a mock title to point out some quality, or alleged quality, of a girl or woman.

Etymology

From mistress.

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