in‧gé‧nue /ˈænʒeɪnjuː $ ˈændʒənuː/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: French;
Origin: Latin ingenuus; ⇒ ingenuous]
a young girl, especially in a film or play, who has not had much experience of life
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