lass

[ las ]

/ læs /

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Definition of lass

noun

a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.

a female sweetheart: a young lad and his lass.

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Origin of lass

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

Words nearby lass

lasket, Laski, Lasky, Las Palmas, La Spezia, lass, Lassa, Lassa fever, Lassalle, Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park

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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.
AI turned a Rembrandt masterpiece into 5.6 terabytes of data|Purbita Saha|January 11, 2022|Popular-Science
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
The look in Kitty Tynan's face reminded him of that farmer's lass in his boyhood's history.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for lass

lass

/ (læs) /

noun

a girl or young woman

informal a familiar form of address for any female

Word Origin for lass

C13: origin uncertain

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