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- [las]
- /læs/
- /læs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [las]
- /læs/
Definitions of lass word
- noun lass a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried. 1
- noun lass a female sweetheart: a young lad and his lass. 1
- noun lass A girl or young woman. 1
- noun lass young woman, girl 1
- noun lass girlfriend 1
- countable noun lass A lass is a young woman or girl. 0
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Origin of lass
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English las, lasse, of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Lass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lass popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lass usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lass
noun lass
- maid — a female servant.
- maiden — a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- damsel — A damsel is a young, unmarried woman.
- 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.
- girl — a female child, from birth to full growth.
Antonyms for lass
noun lass
- lad — a boy or youth.
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