Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/October 12

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Word of the day
for October 12
lass n (archaic except UK, dialectal, informal or poetic)
  1. A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
    1. (specifically) A female member of the Salvation Army; a hallelujah lass.
  2. (especially Geordie, Wearside) A sweetheart.
  3. (Northern England, Scotland) A female servant; a maid, a maidservant.
  4. (Scotland, familiar) A term of address for a woman, or a female animal.

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