lasses

plural of lass
as in girls
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood she started riding on horseback when she was only a lass

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Noun
  • Girl Scout cookie season remains a powerful way for young girls to build confidence and business skills through hands-on entrepreneurship.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • While Tuesday’s report covers the experiences of more than 350 women who came forward to speak to the investigators, Danish authorities say more than 4,000 women and girls — reportedly half the fertile women in Greenland at the time — received IUDs between the 1960s and mid-1970s.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Monday’s special Labor Day card features two $100,000, dirt stakes races — the one-mile Tranquility Lakes for older fillies and mares and the Generous Portion, a 5½-furlong sprint for Cal-bred 2-year-old fillies.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Lasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasses. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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