Definition of LASS

lass

Meanings

Plural: lasses

Noun

  • a girl or young woman who is unmarried
  • A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
  • A girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
  • A female member of the Salvation Army; a hallelujah lass.
  • A sweetheart.
  • A female servant; a maid, a maidservant.
  • A term of address for a woman, or a female animal.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English las, lasce, lasse (“female infant or child; young woman”), probably from Proto-Norse *laskwa (“unmarried”, adjective).
Cognates
Scots lass, lassie

Synonyms

babber, babe, baby, babycakes, bae, baggage, bim, bint, bird, bitch, blone, broad, bubba, bully, buttercup, cabbage, cake, chick, chickabiddy, chickadee, chuck, colleen, covess, cupcake, cutie, cutty, dag, dame, damoiselle, damsel, darling, dear, dear heart, dearest, dearie, dearling, dialectal (chiefly Geordie, doll, donna, doodlebug, dove, duck, ducky, dumpling, elrig, fam, feme, femme, femoid, frail, frau, frow, gal, gel, gentlelady, ginch, girl, girlie, girly, grill, heart, heartface, heartling, heartmate, hen, hinny, ho, hon, honey, honey bun, honeybug, honeybunch, honeybunny, honeycakes, honeypie, hottie, huwoman, informal or poetic), jeune fille, jewel, jo, kidder, lady, lambchop, lambkin, lass, lass (archaic except UK, lassie, liefling, little girl, little one, love, lovebug, loveling, lovie, luvvy, m'dear, maggie, maid, maid child, maiden, maness, minoress, miss, missy, miting, moggy, moppet, mopsy, mort, mouse, muffin, mulier, muss, old bean, old sport, pally, pet, petal, placket, poppet, pucelle, pug, pumpkin, puss, pussums, pussy, quean, queen, sausage, schnookums, she, sheila, shug, skirt, snicklefritz, snookums, snuggums, squaw, squishy, sug, sugar, sugar baby, sugar beet, sugar-plum, sugarpie, sweet pea, sweetcheeks, sweetheart, sweetie, sweetie pie, sweetling, sweets, tart, thot, treasure, twist, tía, vaginoid, wan, Wearside), wench, wife, wimmin, woman, woman child, wommon, womon, womxn, womyn, woobie, young girl

Scrabble Score: 4

lass is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lass is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lass is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

lass is a valid Words With Friends word