lass
/læs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.08 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
noun
A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
noun
A sweetheart.
noun
A female servant; a maid, a maidservant.
noun
A term of address for a woman, or a female animal.
Example Sentences
- "Come and dance, ye lads and lasses!"
- "[T]heyr founders soules / Haue lost theyr beade rolles, / The mony for theyr masses / Spent amonge wanton lasses; […]"
- "Ste[phano]. Is it ſo braue a Laſſe? / Cal[iban]. I [i.e., aye] Lord, ſhe vvill become thy bed, I vvarrant, / And bring thee forth braue brood."
- "This is the prettieſt Lovv-borne Laſſe, that euer / Ran on the greene-ſord: […]"
- "The laſs i' th' red petticoat ſhall pay for all. Young men anſvver ſo vvhen they are chid for being ſo prodigal and expenſive, meaning they vvill get a vvife vvith a good portion, that ſhall pay for it."
- "[P]ray vvhich is the little Laſs that intends to be a Gentlevvoman?"
Etymology
From Middle English las, lasce, lasse (“female infant or child; young woman”), traditionally derived from Old Norse lǫskr (“unmarried”, adjective); see Middle English las for more. Cognates Scots lass, lassie
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /læs/
- British English: /læs/