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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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
That's absolutely the wildest way to welcome a lass to your city.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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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.
—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
That's absolutely the wildest way to welcome a lass to your city.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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 5 Sep. 2025.
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