lady

(Inglese)

Noun

1. (historical) The mistress of a household.
2. A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
3. The feminine of lord.
4. A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
5. A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.
6. (polite) A woman: an adult female human.
7. (in-plural) A polite reference or form of address to women.
8. (slang) Used to address a female.
9. (informal) A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.
10. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
11. (slang) A queen (the playing card).
12. (attributive) Who is a woman.
13. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Lady.
14. (archaic) gastric mill, the triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.
15. (UK, slang) A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.)
16. (in-plural, slang) A woman’s breast.
17. (rare, slang) A queen.

Verb

To address as “lady”.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈleɪdi/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: lady

Ereditato da inglese antico: hlǣfdīġe

Affine inglese antico: dǣġe

In summary

From Middle English lady, laddy, lafdi, lavedi, from Old English hlǣfdīġe (“mistress of a household, wife of a lord, lady”, literally “bread-kneader”), from hlāf (“bread, loaf”) + dīġe (“kneader”), related to Old English dǣġe (“maker of dough”) (whence dey (“dairymaid”)). Compare also lord. More at loaf, dairy, dough. Unrelated to lad.

Concetti

signora

dama

donna

👩

gentildonna

sposa

moglie

👰‍♀️

padrona

coniuge

madama

madonna

massaia

padrona di casa

Signora

Signore

Signorina

tipa

Come stai

Stai bene

Come sta

donna amata

casalinga

donna importante

femmina

♀️

giovane

nobildonna

ragazza

👧

zia

compagna

sinonimi

woman

👩

mistress

madam

female

♀️

girl

👧

wife

👰‍♀️

gentlewoman

dame

queen

👸

Mrs.

matron

madame

gentleman

🤵‍♂️

damsel

adult female

ma’am

noblewoman

married woman

Miss

mother

👩‍🍼

Mrs

housekeeper

maid

missus

milady

women

Ms

noble lady

Frau

Madam

signora

aunt

hostess

donna

homemaker

girlfriend

dona

checker

girder

demoiselle

missis

bride

auntie

mesdemoiselles

friend

first lady

damozel

maiden

fille

mademoiselle

Traduzioni

dame

Dame

señora

Frau

👩

dame

κυρία

madame

mevrouw

pani

dama

domina

mulher

👩

femme

👩

senhora

vrouw

👩

Frasi

The pavement collapsed earlier this morning , injuring an old lady heading for the market .

Il marciapiede è crollato prima di questa mattina, ferendo una vecchia signora che si dirige verso il mercato.