Duenna

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  • n. a chaperon of a young lady, usually an older woman.
  • n. a governess or nanny.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain.
  • n. An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family.
  • n. Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one; a governess.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The chief lady in waiting on the Queen of Spain.
  • n. An elderly woman holding a middle station between a governess and a companion, appointed to take charge of the girls of a Spanish family.
  • n. Any elderly woman who is employed to guard a younger; a governess; a chaperon.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a woman chaperon
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chaperone    chaperon   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    governess   
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