jane

¹

[ jeyn ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a girl or woman.

Jane

²

[ jeyn ]

noun

1. a female given name: derived from John.

jane

/ dʒeɪn /

noun

1. slang.
   a girl or woman

Word History and Origins

Origin of jane¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; generic use of the proper name

Example Sentences

They went on to have three children - John, Jane and Neil.

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He was born in 1860, the son of Jane and William Scott, a grain loftman in Edinburgh.

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When he wrote the lighthouse note he was still living with his housekeeper mother, his sister Jane Mackay, a millworker, and her two sons David and William at 40 Fox Street in Edinburgh.

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Jane cared for her mother in her last years.

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Sarah Jane Waite, director of RCity Belfast, expressed the charity's thanks for the "generosity and support from Kneecap".

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