lass

[ las ]

noun

1. a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
2. a female sweetheart:

   a young lad and his lass.

lass

/ læs /

noun

1. a girl or young woman
2. informal.
   a familiar form of address for any female

Word History and Origins

Origin of lass¹

1250–1300; Middle English las, lasse, of uncertain origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of lass¹

C13: origin uncertain

Example Sentences

She was described as a "one of a kind lass" by a friend, while another said she was a "beautiful soul gone far too soon".

From BBC

The duchess even attempted a northern accent, asking Ms Dynevor, who plays Sally Metcalfe: "What will you have, lass?"

From BBC

And in an era when paranoia levels could be measured every morning like a smog index, his interest alone is enough to make her the subject of heated local gossip — an odd, stubborn lass whose unaccountable reluctance to become a paramilitary moll might easily be resolved in bullets or car bombs.

From New York Times

Donna Lass, 25, vanished in September of that year, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department explained in a Facebook post.

From Washington Times

Ms. Lass was a nurse at a casino in neighboring Stateline, Nevada, at the time she went missing, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• colleen
• maid
• maiden