lass

[ las ]
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noun
  1. a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.

  2. a female sweetheart: a young lad and his lass.

Origin of lass

1
1250–1300; Middle English las, lasse, of uncertain origin

Words Nearby lass

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How to use lass in a sentence

  • The Dutch portraitist constructed a scene with the city’s mayor and his lieutenant—plus 32 other characters, including a dressed-up young lass.

  • He wished "the missus wud go out every day, an' leave lass to cook the dinner."

    The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
  • "And thou hast saved our lives my brave lass," cried Rushmere, grasping her cold hand, which he was chafing in his own.

    The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
  • So ye mind, Mysie, hoo Tam Graham's lass aye clashed on the rest o' us on the pit-head?

    The Underworld | James C. Welsh
  • We gaed to the school together, and we gaed to work together, an' I hae aye looked on you as my lass.

    The Underworld | James C. Welsh

British Dictionary definitions for lass

lass

/ (læs) /


noun
  1. a girl or young woman

  2. informal a familiar form of address for any female

Origin of lass

1
C13: origin uncertain

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