lass
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
a female sweetheart: a young lad and his lass.
Origin of lass
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How to use lass in a sentence
He wished "the missus wud go out every day, an' leave lass to cook the dinner."
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie"And thou hast saved our lives my brave lass," cried Rushmere, grasping her cold hand, which he was chafing in his own.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieSo ye mind, Mysie, hoo Tam Graham's lass aye clashed on the rest o' us on the pit-head?
The Underworld | James C. WelshWe gaed to the school together, and we gaed to work together, an' I hae aye looked on you as my lass.
The Underworld | James C. WelshThe look in Kitty Tynan's face reminded him of that farmer's lass in his boyhood's history.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for lass
/ (læs) /
a girl or young woman
informal a familiar form of address for any female
Origin of lass
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