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lassie

las·sie
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [las-ee]
    • /ˈlæs i/
    • /læs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [las-ee]
    • /ˈlæs i/

Definitions of lassie word

  • noun lassie a young girl; lass. 1
  • noun lassie (chiefly, Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart. 1
  • noun lassie term of affection: young woman 1
  • countable noun lassie A lassie is a young woman or girl. 0
  • noun lassie a little lass; girl 0
  • noun lassie a young woman; girl 0

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Origin of lassie

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25; lass + -ie

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lassie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lassie popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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".

lassie usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lassie

noun lassie

  • floozy — a gaudily dressed, usually immoral woman, especially a prostitute.
  • babe — Some people use babe as an affectionate way of addressing someone they love.
  • doll — a female given name, form of Dorothy.
  • miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
  • honey — a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.

Antonyms for lassie

noun lassie

  • man — Unix manual page
  • boy — A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
  • laddie — a young lad; boy.

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