"lass" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /læs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lass.wav Forms: lasses [plural]
Rhymes: -æs Etymology: From Middle English lasse, from Old Norse laskura (“an unmarried woman, maiden”). Cognate with Scots lassie. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|gmq}}, {{inh|en|enm|lasse}} Middle English lasse, {{der|en|non|laskura||an unmarried woman, maiden}} Old Norse laskura (“an unmarried woman, maiden”), {{cog|sco|lassie}} Scots lassie Head templates: {{en-noun}} lass (plural lasses)
  1. (archaic in some dialects, informal) A young woman or girl. Tags: archaic, dialectal, informal Categories (topical): Children, Female people Synonyms: girl Translations (a young woman or girl): κοράσιον (korásion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), صبية [feminine] (Arabic), merc'h (Breton), plac'h (Breton), мома (moma) [feminine] (Bulgarian), девойка (devojka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), dalaga (Cebuano), dívka [feminine] (Czech), děvenka [feminine] (Czech), děvče [neuter] (Czech), tøs [common-gender] (Danish), junulino (Esperanto), tyttö (Finnish), demoiselle [feminine] (French), fille [feminine] (French), jeune fille (english: child) [feminine] (French), fillette (english: child) [feminine] (French), jeune femme [feminine] (French), nana [feminine] (French), Mädchen [neuter] (German), Jungfrau [feminine] (German), ילדה (yaldá) (english: child) [feminine] (Hebrew), נערה (na'ará) (english: teenage) [feminine] (Hebrew), בחורה (bakhurá) [feminine] (Hebrew), עלמה ('almá) [feminine] (Hebrew), leány (Hungarian), leányka (Hungarian), cailín [masculine] (Irish), maighdean [feminine] (Irish), gearrchaile [masculine] (Irish), 아가씨 (agassi) (Korean), моме (mome) [neuter] (Macedonian), девојче (devojče) [neuter] (Macedonian), tosa [feminine] (Occitan), joventa [feminine] (Occitan), لاکو (lâku) (Persian), Mejal [feminine] (Plautdietsch), Mäakjen [neuter] (Plautdietsch), menina (Portuguese), garota (Portuguese), senhorita (Portuguese), rapariga (Portuguese), де́вушка (dévuška) [feminine] (Russian), де́вочка (dévočka) (english: child) [feminine] (Russian), caileag (english: child) (Scottish Gaelic), nighean (Scottish Gaelic), nighneag (english: child) (Scottish Gaelic), gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), rìbhinn (Scottish Gaelic), chica (Spanish), chiquita (Spanish), niña (english: child) (Spanish), muchacha (Spanish), señorita (Spanish), flicka [common-gender] (Swedish), tös [common-gender] (Swedish), jänta (english: last two leaning in more) [common-gender] (Swedish), ining (Tagalog), nene (Tagalog), neneng (Tagalog), geneth (english: child) (Welsh), merch (Welsh), rhiain (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-lass-en-noun-9PpvIFId Disambiguation of Children: 75 25 Disambiguation of Female people: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'a young woman or girl': 100 0
  2. (Geordie, Mackem) A sweetheart. Tags: Geordie, Mackem
    Sense id: en-lass-en-noun-7MOAkGHG Categories (other): Geordie English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Cebuano translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: buffer lass, currency lass, hallelujah lass, lasslorn, wor lass Related terms: lad, lassie

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "buffer lass"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "currency lass"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hallelujah lass"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lasslorn"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "name": "dercat"
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      "name": "inh"
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        "4": "",
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        "plural"
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          "text": "Coordinate term: lad"
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          "text": "Come and dance, ye lads and lasses!",
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          "ref": "1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 77:",
          "text": "My audience to this not-too-easy operation was a small group of Scottish school lasses, who seemed (perhaps naturally) to find the proceedings somewhat mysterious, but at any rate amusing. I wished they would go away, but they didn't, so I had to get on with the job to the accompaniment of a background of giggles!",
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          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "merc'h"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "plac'h"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "moma",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "мома"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "devojka",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "dalaga"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "děvenka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "děvče"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "tøs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "junulino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "tyttö"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "demoiselle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fille"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "english": "child",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "english": "child",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
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            "feminine"
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        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Mädchen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Jungfrau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "korásion",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "κοράσιον"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "he",
          "english": "child",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "yaldá",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ילדה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "he",
          "english": "teenage",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "na'ará",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "נערה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "bakhurá",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "בחורה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "'almá",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "עלמה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "leány"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "leányka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cailín"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "maighdean"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gearrchaile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "agassi",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "아가씨"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "mome",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "моме"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "devojče",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "девојче"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tosa"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "joventa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "lâku",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "لاکو"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Mejal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Mäakjen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "menina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "garota"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "senhorita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "rapariga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dévuška",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "де́вушка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "child",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dévočka",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "де́вочка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "english": "child",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "caileag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "nighean"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "english": "child",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "nighneag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "gruagach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "rìbhinn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "chica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "chiquita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "english": "child",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "niña"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "muchacha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "señorita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "flicka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "tös"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "last two leaning in more",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "jänta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "ining"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "nene"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "neneng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "cy",
          "english": "child",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "geneth"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "merch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a young woman or girl",
          "word": "rhiain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "name": "Geordie English",
          "parents": [],
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      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a young woman or girl",
      "word": "merch"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a young woman or girl",
      "word": "rhiain"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lass"
}

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