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- [ley-dee]
- /ˈleɪ di/
- /ˈleɪdi/
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- [ley-dee]
- /ˈleɪ di/
Definitions of lady word
- noun plural lady a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she's a real lady. 1
- noun plural lady a woman of high social position or economic class: She was born a lady and found it hard to adjust to her reduced circumstances. 1
- noun plural lady any woman; female (sometimes used in combination): the lady who answered the phone; a saleslady. 1
- noun plural lady (used in direct address: usually offensive in the singular): Ladies and gentlemen, welcome. Lady, out of my way, please. 1
- noun plural lady wife: The ambassador and his lady arrived late. 1
- noun plural lady Slang. a female lover or steady companion. 1
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Origin of lady
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English ladi(e), earlier lavedi, Old English hlǣfdīge, hlǣfdige, perhaps orig. meaning “loaf-kneader,” equivalent to hlāf loaf1 + -dīge, -dige, variant of dǣge kneader (see dough; compare Old Norse deigja maid); see lord
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lady
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lady popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lady usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lady
noun lady
- girl — a female child, from birth to full growth.
- queen — Ellery, joint pen name of Manfred Bennington Lee and Frederick Dannay.
- adult — An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
- female — a person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina, a uterus and ovaries, and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts, and retaining a beardless face; a girl or woman.
- matron — a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
Antonyms for lady
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