cadette

[ kuh-det ]

/ kəˈdɛt /

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noun

(initial capital letter)Also called Cadette scout . a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years of age.

Australian. a female government employee, especially a woman appointed to civil service.

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Origin of cadette

First recorded in 1670–80; cad(et) + -ette

Words nearby cadette

cadent house, cadential, cadenza, cadet, cadet cloth, cadette, cadge, cadger, cadgy, cadi, Cadillac

How to use cadette in a sentence

Then Lucy Morris entered the room with Nina, the cadette of the family.
The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope
You know that Cadette Saint-Avit is elderly, as the waiting-woman of a rector ought to be.
The Queen Pedauque|Anatole France