young lady

young la·dy

Y y

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yuhng ley-dee]
- /yʌŋ ˈleɪ di/
- /jʌŋ ˈleɪdi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yuhng ley-dee]
- /yʌŋ ˈleɪ di/

Definitions of young lady words

noun young lady a young, usually unmarried woman of refinement, grace, etc. 1
noun young lady any young woman. 1
noun young lady a girlfriend; sweetheart; fiancée. 1
noun young lady female child or youthful adult 1
noun young lady a girlfriend; sweetheart 0
noun young lady Used other than as an idiom: young lady. 0

See all 7 definitions of young lady

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Origin of young lady

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425

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Parts of speech for Young lady

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Young lady

young lady popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% 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.

young lady usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for young lady

noun young lady

deb — A deb is the same as a debutante.
debs — Eugene Victor. 1855–1926, US labour leader; five times Socialist presidential candidate (1900–20)
debutante — A debutante is a young woman from the upper classes who has started going to social events with other young people.
girl — a female child, from birth to full growth.
lassie — a young girl; lass.

All 9 Synonyms of young lady