damsel
/ˈdæmzəl/
noun
- A young woman, especially one who is in trouble or needs help, often in stories from the past.
- In the fairy tale, the brave knight rescued the damsel from the dragon.
- She joked that she felt like a damsel in distress when her car broke down on the highway.
- The old painting showed a damsel in a flowing dress standing by a fountain.