gentlegirl

English

Etymology

From gentle +‎ girl, modelled on gentleman and/or gentlewoman.

Noun

gentlegirl (plural gentlegirls)

1. (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^[1] (Usenet):

     Hallo, Gentlegirls and Gentlemen !

   • 2007 May 25, Slash [username], “ToTRL Competitions: Recover the Amulet of Yendor!”, in rec.games.roguelike.development‎^[2] (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, →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.

Synonyms

• gentlelady, gentlewoman