as in girl
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
she started riding on horseback when she was only a lass
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Recent Examples of lass
The hotel is made entirely out of ice and snow, and drinks are served out of ice lasses.
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Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
24 Aug. 2025
The owner of the brothel promised to find the brunette Englishwoman Henry’s been looking for, and the lass has been found!
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Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
But hey, with plenty of room at the end-of-year holiday box office, perhaps DC Studios will decide to let Superman make one lass flyby.
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Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
The kid gets to fall in love with a free-spirited lass.
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Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for lass
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
24 Aug. 2025
The owner of the brothel promised to find the brunette Englishwoman Henry’s been looking for, and the lass has been found!
—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
But hey, with plenty of room at the end-of-year holiday box office, perhaps DC Studios will decide to let Superman make one lass flyby.
—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
The kid gets to fall in love with a free-spirited lass.
—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for lass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lass
Noun
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Morrow was part of a group of six women and girls from northeast Kansas and Texas, ranging from childhood to age 85, who visited the Brown site together June 12.
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BangkokReuters — The family of a 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya said they were devastated by her death, for which an Australian man has been arrested and charged with murder.
Noun
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This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight.
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The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).
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This cake type was the sort fed to train and trench weary doughboys by Great War doughnut lassies (or doughnut dollies, depending) and flour, baking powder, sugar, and lard were all in good supply for the duration.
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Here’s your chance, lads and lassies, to snap up a historic home in Scotland from one of the United States’ most beloved musicians.
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“Lass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lass. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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