Thesaurus results for LASSIE

lassie

noun

ˈla-sē

Definition of lassie

as in girl

a female person who has not yet reached adulthood a pretty young lassie of 16 years

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Recent Examples of lassie 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 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 In return for wealth for her family, our lassie agrees to live with the White Bear in his palace. — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 12 Sep. 2021

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Noun

In 2013, four researchers from Terre des Hommes Netherlands posed as pre-pubescent Filipino girls on 19 different online chat forums.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026
These women and girls did not choose their circumstances, and the law should not compound their trauma.

— Eric "Doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Definition of girl

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The plot imperative of future Irina surviving to play a significant role in later seasons of For All Mankind gives us so much runway to imagine wild twists and turns for this crafty lass.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of lass

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In the $200,000 San Clemente Handicap 35-1 longshot Somerset West (Armando Ayuso) outran nine other 3-year-old fillies, including three formidable challengers who shipped in from the east.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

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