Lass definition

lăs

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A girl or young woman.

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A sweetheart.

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A sweetheart.

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A young woman; girl.

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The definition of a lass is a girl or a female loved one.

An example of a lass is a young girl in Scotland.

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(archaic, informal) A young woman or girl.

"Come and dance, ye lads and lasses!"

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(Geordie) A sweetheart.

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(scot.) A girl servant; maid.

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Singular:

lass

Plural:

lasses

Origin of lass

Middle English las probably of Scandinavian origin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English lasse, from Old Norse *lasqa (“an unmarried woman"). Cognate with Scots lassie.

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