"ladies" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈleɪdiz/ Audio: en-us-ladies.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪdiz Etymology: As a lavatory for women, via misspelling of ladies'. Compare gents. Etymology templates: {{m|en|ladies'}} ladies', {{m|en|gents}} gents Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} ladies
  1. plural of lady Tags: form-of, plural Form of: lady
    Sense id: en-ladies-en-noun-p3vanzGw
  2. (obsolete) genitive of lady Tags: form-of, genitive, obsolete Form of: lady
    Sense id: en-ladies-en-noun-f~FM2MS-
  3. (poker slang, Texas hold 'em) An initial hand consisting of a pair of queens. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-ladies-en-noun-PwvKVme8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 8 72 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 5 61 29 Topics: card-games, poker
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ladies and gentlemen Coordinate_terms: gents, gentlemen, men, sirs

Noun

IPA: /ˈleɪdiz/ Audio: en-us-ladies.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪdiz Etymology: As a lavatory for women, via misspelling of ladies'. Compare gents. Etymology templates: {{m|en|ladies'}} ladies', {{m|en|gents}} gents Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ladies (uncountable)
  1. (British, euphemistic) A ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women. Tags: British, euphemistic, uncountable Categories (topical): Rooms, Toilet (room) Synonyms: bathroom Related terms: madams, mesdames Coordinate_terms: men's
    Sense id: en-ladies-en-noun-X6h6YUtq Disambiguation of Rooms: 3 4 22 71 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 2 2 7 89 Categories (other): British English, English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: gents, gentlemen, men, sirs

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