lass

[las]

noun

a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
a female sweetheart: a young lad and his lass.

Origin of lass

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

lassi

[las-ee, luhs-ee]

noun

an Indian beverage of yogurt or buttermilk, water, and spices, often with the addition of fruit or sweetener.

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Related Words for lasses

maid, maiden, colleen, damsel, female, girl, miss, missy, lassie

Examples from the Web for lasses

Contemporary Examples of lasses

The trilogy follows Kate and Baba, two lasses from the Shannon bogs, from convent school to the bright lights of London.
The 12 Best Irish Novels for St. Patrick’s Day
Allen Barra
March 17, 2013

Historical Examples of lasses

And the lasses are worse than the men, with their fashions and foldololls.
The Christian
Hall Caine
The citizens, lads and lasses, old men and dames, got into the boat.
The Shadow of a Crime
Hall Caine
Golden lads and lasses must, like chimney-sweepers, turn to dust.
Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Daniel Turner Holmes
They know how to pitch you out a letter, those Belgian lasses.
Wintry Peacock
D. H. Lawrence
Well, lasses will be lasses, and the mills can give as many on 'em as ye like.
Sarah's School Friend
May Baldwin

British Dictionary definitions for lasses

lass

noun

a girl or young woman
informal a familiar form of address for any female

Word Origin for lass

C13: origin uncertain

lassi

noun

a cold drink made with yoghurt or buttermilk and flavoured with sugar, salt, or a mild spice

Word Origin for lassi

from Hindi

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Word Origin and History for lasses

lass

"young woman," c.1300, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Swedish løsk kona "unmarried woman," but also perhaps related to Old Norse löskr "idle, weak," West Frisian lask "light, thin." Liberman suggests Old Danish las "rag." "Slang words for 'rag' sometimes acquire the jocular meaning 'child' and especially 'girl.'" "Used now only of mean girls" [Johnson, who also has lasslorn "forsaken by his mistress"]. Scottish diminutive lassie first recorded 1725.