noun
TITLE/FORM OF ADDRESS
1. Miss used before the family name, or the first and family name, of a woman who is not married, in order to speak or write to her politely
• That's all, thank you, Miss Lipman.
compare Mrs, Ms
2. Miss a title given to the winner of a beauty contest in a particular country, town, etc.
• Miss Brighton
• the Miss World contest
3. Miss (informal) used especially by men to address a young woman when they do not know her name
• Will that be all, Miss?
4. Miss (BrE, informal) used as a form of address by children in some schools to a woman teacher, whether she is married or not
• Good morning, Miss!
compare sir
5. (old-fashioned) a girl or young woman
NOT HIT, CATCH, ETC.
6. a failure to hit, catch or reach sth
• He scored two goals and had another two near misses.
Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 6 Old English missan Germanic Dutch German missen
n. senses 1 to 5 mid 17th cent. mistress