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!
—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
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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!
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lass
Noun
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Most of the candidates’ pledges, such as tackling unaffordability, reducing gas prices, increasing capacity in state prisons, protecting gun owners’ rights and keeping trans athletes out of girls’ locker rooms, are nearly identical.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Day 1 of the UIL state soccer championships kick off on Thursday with the Class 4A Division I and Division II boys and girls title games from Birkelbach Field on the campus of Georgetown High School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Kentucky Oaks, a slightly shorter race exclusively for fillies on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby, will air in primetime this year in an attempt to draw more viewers.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Baffert said the filly appeared OK but would undergo diagnostic tests to be sure.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
19 Dec. 2024
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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.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2023
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“Lass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lass. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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