lass
Meaning
- A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
- (specifically) A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
- (Geordie, Wearside, especially) A sweetheart.
- (Northern-England, Scotland) A female servant; a maid, a maidservant.
- (Scotland, familiar) A term of address for a woman, or a female animal.
Synonyms
young girl
jeune fille
teen-age girl
fille
young woman
beautiful woman
adolescent female
cute little girl
female sweetheart
lady-love
Translations
fille
meid
ragazza
Mädchen
muchacha
moça
puellaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/læs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English las, lasce, lasse (“female infant or child; young woman”), probably from Proto-Norse *laskwa (“unmarried”, adjective). Cognates Scots lass, lassie
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