name
Meaning 1
A name given to female dogs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lassie
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈlæsi/
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rhymes with -æsi
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: L AE1 S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Geordie, Northern-England, Northumbria, Scotland
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lass, young girl, jeune fille
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
Narrower terms: bobbysoxer, bobby-socker, Lolita
History
Etymology
From lassie.
From lass + -ie.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: девойка (devojka) — young girl
- Bulgarian: любима (ljubima) — young girl
- Catalan: noia — young girl
- Chinese Mandarin: 姑娘 — young girl
- Chinese Mandarin: 妹子 (mèizi) — young girl
- Finnish: pikkutyttö — young girl
- Finnish: tyttönen — young girl
- Finnish: typykkä — young girl
- Irish: cailín — young girl
- Irish: gearrchaile — young girl
- Irish: girseach — young girl
- Irish: ógbhean — young girl
- Russian: девчо́нка (devčónka) — young girl
- Russian: девчу́шка (devčúška) — young girl
- Spanish: muchacha — young girl
- Spanish: jovencita — young girl
- Swedish: tös — young girl
- Swedish: jänta — young girl
- Swedish: tösabit — young girl