A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
Used in a Sentence
lasses
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lasses.
Editorial note
When they go back and higher ups will know about it, these two lasses are basically dead.
Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of lasses gathered in one view.
(Scotland, familiar) A term of address for a woman, or a female animal.
(especially Geordie, Wearside) A sweetheart.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for lasses.
noun
A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
noun
(Scotland, familiar) A term of address for a woman, or a female animal.
noun
(especially Geordie, Wearside) A sweetheart.
noun
(Northern England, Scotland) A female servant; a maid, a maidservant.
Example sentences
When they go back and higher ups will know about it, these two lasses are basically dead.
And there are corporations with tens of thousands of such lads and lasses and other folks.
The young lads and lasses will go out and shack up with whoever tickles their fancy.
Languages encourage or discourage (or even eliminate) lasses of bugs based on their design.
They were mostly fancy lads and lasses from Oxford and Cambridge so I shan't be too surprised.
I don't like being cold-called but I really feel sorry for the lads and lasses doing it.
Ye know, some sturdy tables 'n' comfy chairs where the lads 'n' lasses can gather 'round for some good ol' dice chuckin' or card playin'.
Don't know when you lads/lasses were born, but the Web was already mainstream, with everybody and their dog getting on it, on 1998-9 or so.
It is the laziest and most naive possible libertarian dream to think that people should be allowed to supply deadlier drugs to people because of one's lasses-faire fever dreams.
It's not github 'job', and many other organisations have benefited even more from Lasses work, but they are in a unique position, and would be literally pocket change for them.
Revenge is only bitter sweet if you can execute on it by being a better shark in the water that knows a few tricks the young lads (and lasses) don't have.
BT has a FS scheme unfortunetly now closed to new entrants and its DC pension matches up to 8 or 10% The shares you get from share saves are real shares none of this multiple share lasses with different voting powers.
Quote examples
At Parnassus can you find of donkey lads and equine lasses offspring that one poster tried to shorten to "parnasses"?
I only heard “gals” before, never lasses or dudeens.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use lasses in a sentence?
When they go back and higher ups will know about it, these two lasses are basically dead.
What does lasses mean?
A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
What part of speech is lasses?
lasses is commonly used as noun.