Miss
/mɪs/
A form of address for a female teacher or a waitress; Used in title of the 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
- plural
- Misses
Meanings
- 1
A form of address for a female teacher or a waitress
- 2
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
- 3
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 statusrare
- 4
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 surnamerare
- 5
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 full namerare
- 6
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 first name onlyrare
- 7
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.; Used alonerare
- 8
Used in a mock title to point out some quality, or alleged quality, of a girl or womanrare