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It may be archaic, but a young boy can be addressed as Master. When we were annual members of the San Diego Zoo, my son got mail from them addressed to Master [his name]. Also, Miss is definitely archaic. I haven't heard a grown woman referred to as Miss [her name] since the 1970s.