1
: a young woman : girl
a Scottish lass
2
: sweetheart
the young hero of the story … and his lass—
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she's only a gawky lass now, but she'll be a beautiful woman some day
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Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
The hotel is made entirely out of ice and snow, and drinks are served out of ice lasses.
—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
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
The hotel is made entirely out of ice and snow, and drinks are served out of ice lasses.
—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
See All Example Sentences for lass
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“Lass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lass. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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