Miss
Pronunciation: /mɪs/
The English word “Miss” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- With a surname.
- With a full name.
- With a first name only.
- Used alone.
- A form of address for a female teacher or a waitress.
- 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.
- 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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