first lady

first la·dy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [furst ley-dee]
- /fɜrst ˈleɪ di/
- /fɜːst ˈleɪdi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furst ley-dee]
- /fɜrst ˈleɪ di/

Definitions of first lady words

noun plural first lady (often initial capital letters) the wife of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor. 1
noun plural first lady (often initial capital letters) the wife of the head of any country: the First Lady of Brazil. 1
noun plural first lady the foremost woman in any art, profession, or the like: first lady of the American theater. 1
noun first lady wife of head of state 1
noun first lady leading female 1
countable noun first lady The First Lady in a country or state is the wife of the president or state governor, or a woman who performs the official duties normally performed by the wife. 0

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Origin of first lady

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for First lady

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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first lady popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

first lady usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for first lady

noun first lady

leading lady — an actress who plays the principal female role in a motion picture or play.
singer — Isaac Bashevis [bah-shev-is] /bɑˈʃɛv ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel prize 1978.
star — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
diva — a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
headliner — a performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star.

All 9 Synonyms of first lady