Jane definition
Jane is a woman's name, or is slang for a woman or a girl.
An example of Jane is a shortened version of Janet.
An example of Jane is a nickname for a woman whose name is unknown.
noun
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.vii.
Certes was but a common Courtisane, / Yet flat refusd to haue a do with mee, / Because I could not giue her many a Iane.
noun
Alternative capitalization of Jane, a woman.
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(name, person, proper) A feminine name: dim. Janet, Jenny.
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(slang) A girl or woman.
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Noun
Singular:
jane
Plural:
janesOrigin of jane
- From Old French Jannes (“Genoway”).
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- Alternative forms.
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