US /læs/ UK /læs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a girl or young woman

    The bonnie lass sang as she carried the pails up from the well.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a girl or young woman girlmaidendamsellassiewenchmiss
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Word family
Derived forms lassie
Related forms lassie

Etymology

From Middle English lasse, probably of Scandinavian origin, perhaps related to Old Norse loskr ('weak, idle') or Old Swedish løsk kona ('unmarried woman').

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