Phrase guide

First Lady

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The wife of the chief executive of a nation; especially the wife of the President of a country; or a woman (e.g. a relative) who takes on similar public duties, as when the chief executive is unmarried.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

The wife of a pastor.

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Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of first lady.

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Usage: alt-of

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Meaning 4

The leading woman in a specified field of endeavor.

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Meaning 5

the wife of a chief executive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: wife, married woman

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Meaning 6

the leading woman in an art or profession

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Broader terms: achiever, winner, success, succeeder

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: առաջին տիկին (aṙaǰin tikin) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Belarusian: пе́ршая лэ́дзі (pjéršaja lédzi) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Bulgarian: пъ́рва да́ма (pǎ́rva dáma) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Burmese: သမ္မတကတော် (samma.ta.ka.tau) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Burmese: ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်ကတော် (wankri:hkyupka.tau) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Chinese Mandarin: 第一夫人 (dìyī fūrén) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Czech: první dáma — the wife of the President of a country
  • Danish: førstedame — the wife of the President of a country
  • Dutch: presidentsvrouw — the wife of the President of a country
  • Dutch: eerste dame — the wife of the President of a country
  • Dutch: first lady — the wife of the President of a country
  • Dutch: echtgenote van de president — the wife of the President of a country
  • French: première dame — the wife of the President of a country
  • Georgian: პირველი ლედი (ṗirveli ledi) — the wife of the President of a country
  • German: First Lady — the wife of the President of a country
  • German: Erste Dame — the wife of the President of a country
  • Icelandic: forsetafrú — the wife of the President of a country
  • Indonesian: ibu negara — the wife of the President of a country
  • Japanese: ファーストレディ (fāsuto redi) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Japanese: ファーストレディー (fāsuto redī) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Korean: 영부인 (yeongbu'in) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Korean: 퍼스트 레이디 (peoseuteu reidi) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Norwegian Bokmål: førstedame — the wife of the President of a country
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fyrstedame — the wife of the President of a country
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: førstedame — the wife of the President of a country
  • Polish: pierwsza dama — the wife of the President of a country
  • Portuguese: primeira-dama — the wife of the President of a country
  • Russian: пе́рвая ле́ди (pérvaja lédi) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Slovak: prvá dáma — the wife of the President of a country
  • Spanish: primera dama — the wife of the President of a country
  • Swedish: första dam — the wife of the President of a country
  • Ukrainian: пе́рша ле́ді (pérša lédi) — the wife of the President of a country
  • Vietnamese: Đệ nhất Phu nhân — the wife of the President of a country