gentlegirl
English
Etymology
gentle + girl, modelled on gentleman and/or gentlewoman.
Noun
gentlegirl (plural gentlegirls)
- (rare, informal or humorous) A polite form of address for a young woman.
- 2002 February 17, Konrad Brokamp, “Win XP with T-online explorer, Outlook Express, and Norton Internet Security 2002”, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics, Usenet:
- Hallo, Gentlegirls and Gentlemen !
- 2007 May 25, Slash [username], “ToTRL Competitions: Recover the Amulet of Yendor!”, in rec.games.roguelike.development, Usenet:
- Yes gentlemen (and gentlegirls), I am talking about the game that started it all. Rogue.
- 2012, Bowen Craig, A Look to the Future Through the Eyes of an Eighty Year Old Pirate, iUniverse (2012), →ISBN, pages 120-121:
- Amber Luthergaard (D-North Dakota) had been a fixture in the halls of Congress for over a year now. The distinguished gentlegirl was adjusting.
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Synonyms
- gentlelady, gentlewoman