Lucy

¹

[ loo-see ]

noun

1. the incomplete skeletal remains of a female hominin found in Hadar, Ethiopia, in 1974 and classified as Australopithecus afarensis: she has been dated at about 3.2 million years of age.

Lucy

²

or Lu·ci

[ loo-see ]

noun

1. a female given name.

Lucy

/ ˈluːsɪ /

noun

1. Lucy, Saint?303 adFRomanRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: saint Saint. died ?303 ad , a virgin martyred by Diocletian in Syracuse. Feast day: Dec 13

Lucy

1. Nickname for one of the most complete skeletons of an early ancestor of humans ever found. Discovered in Ethiopia by Don Johanson, Tim White, and Tom Gray, Lucy lived approximately three million years ago. She walked upright, and anthropologists estimate that she was about twenty years old when she died. Lucy is considered one of the great finds of anthropology .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lucy¹

First recorded in 1970–75; after the Beatles' song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (released in 1967), a tape of which was played in the discoverers' camp during the expedition

Example Sentences

Lucy and Matt Roberts paid £300 for 10 sessions for their seven-year-old daughter Willow, who “lives and breathes” football but sometimes lacked confidence.

From BBC

“I told her, ‘Lucy, I want to leave Sonny and you’re the only one I know that’s ever been in this same situation.

From Salon

A senior doctor who raised the alarm about Lucy Letby has told a public inquiry it was “likely” the nurse murdered or assaulted more children before June 2015.

From BBC

Aston Villa defender Lucy Parker is also absent for "several weeks" because of an ankle injury she picked up earlier this month.

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Criminal justice consultant and research fellow Lucy Baldwin told Woman's Hour there should be a "multi-agency response" as it will always be appropriate for one or another service to become involved.

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