town girl; girl raised in a town
Dated term evoking a young woman from a merchant or commoner town background, often contrasted with country girls or samurai-class women. Still understood in historical or nostalgic contexts.
In the Edo period, you could tell whether a town girl was married or not by how her obi was tied.
She had the air of a town girl straight out of a period drama.
Compound of 町 (まち, 'town') and 娘 (むすめ, 'daughter' or 'young woman'). The reading まちむすめ is straightforward and regular.