lady

Hevok
Mane (Îngilîzî)

Têgeh

stî

kebanî

xanim

ژن

خێزان

Pircarînî

A1
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈleɪdi/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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.

Related words
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woman

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gentleman

  1. Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
  2. (broadly, polite, term-of-address) Any man.
  3. (historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.
  4. (derogatory) An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
  5. (derogatory, historical, sometimes, usually) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
  6. An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.

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girl

gentlemen

plural of gentleman

daughter

  1. One’s female offspring.
  2. A female descendant.
  3. A daughter language.
  4. A nuclide left over from radioactive decay.
  5. A descendant.
  6. (broadly) A female character of a creator.
  7. (derogatory, informal, sometimes, uncommon) A familiar address to a female person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.

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husband

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princess

  1. A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
  2. A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
  3. (archaic) A female ruler or monarch; a queen.
  4. The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
  5. A young girl; used as a term of endearment.
  6. (US, derogatory) A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna.
  7. A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.
  8. A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack).
  9. A female lemur.
  10. A Bulgarian open-faced baked sandwich prepared with ground meat.
  11. A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight.

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