'Duenna' definitions:
Definition of 'duenna'
(from WordNet)
noun
A woman chaperon
Definition of 'Duenna'
From: GCIDE
- Duenna \Du*en"na\, n.; pl. Duennas. [Sp. due[~n]a, do[~n]a, fr. L. domina. See Dame.]
- 1. The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain. --Brande. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one; a governess. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'duenna'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abigail,
- amah,
- au pair girl,
- ayah,
- betweenmaid,
- biddy,
- bodyguard,
- cavalier,
- chambermaid,
- chaperon,
- companion,
- conductor,
- convoy,
- cook,
- dame,
- educatress,
- escort,
- esquire,
- fellow traveler,
- femme de chambre,
- fille de chambre,
- gentlewoman,
- girl,
- governess,
- guard,
- handmaid,
- handmaiden,
- hired girl,
- housemaid,
- instructress,
- kitchenmaid,
- lady-help,
- lady-in-waiting,
- live-in maid,
- live-out maid,
- maid,
- maidservant,
- mistress,
- nursemaid,
- parlormaid,
- safe-conduct,
- schooldame,
- schoolmarm,
- schoolmistress,
- scullery maid,
- servant girl,
- servitress,
- shepherd,
- soubrette,
- squire,
- swain,
- tutoress,
- tweeny,
- upstairs maid,
- usher,
- waiting maid,
- wench