Dictionary Definition
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /læs/
- Rhymes with: -æs
Etymology
From lasse < *lasqa. Cognate with Scots lassie.Noun
- In the context of "archaic|informal": A young woman or girl.
- "Come and dance, ye lads and lasses!"
- A sweetheart.
Translations
a young woman or girl
- Breton: merc'h, plac'h
- Finnish: tyttö
- French: demoiselle, fille, jeune fille i child, fillette i child, jeune femme
- German: Mädchen i child, Jungfrau
- Irish: cailín , maighdean
- Scottish Gaelic: caileag i child, nighean, nighneag i child, gruagach , rìbhinn
- Spanish: chica, chiquita, niña i child, muchacha, señorita
- Welsh: geneth i child, merch, rhiain
a sweetheart
- See sweetheart
Related terms
References
Extensive Definition
Lass may refer to:
In fictional characters:
- George Lass, a fictional character on Dead Like Me
- Lightning Lass, a fictional superheroine
- Shadow Lass, a fictional superheroine
People with the surname Lass:
- Donna Lass (born c. 1945), possible victim of the Zodiac Killer
Other:
- The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie, a Scottish folk song
- Jack the Lass, an all-female English rock band
- Solway Lass, a two-master tall ship
- The Tullaghmurray Lass, a prawn fishing boat lost near Northern Ireland
Lass may also be:
lass in German: Lass
lass in Portuguese: Lass
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Dulcinea, Eve, Frau, babe, baby, best girl, broad, chick, colleen, cutie, dame, damoiselle, damsel, daughter of Eve, demoiselle, distaff, doll, domina, donna, dowager, dream girl, femme, filly, frail, frow, gal, gentlewoman, gill, girl, girl friend, girlie, heifer, hoyden, inamorata, jeune fille,
jill, jo, junior miss, lady, lady friend, lady love,
lassie, little missy,
mademoiselle,
maid, maiden, matron, milady, miss, missy, mistress, mouse, nymphet, old lady, piece, quail, romp, schoolgirl, schoolmaid, schoolmiss, skirt, slip, squaw, subdeb, subdebutante, subteen, subteener, teenybopper, tomato, tomboy, virgin, vrouw, wahine, weaker vessel, wench, woman, young creature, young
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