Meaning & use

Lasses

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Young women or girls, especially in Scottish and Northern English usage.

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The lasses gathered by the loch to watch the fireworks.

"Come on, lasses," the coach called, waving the team onto the pitch.

A note on using this word

Plural of 'lass'; commonly paired with 'lads' in British and especially Scottish dialects.

Words with a similar meaning

girlsyoung women

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Words with an opposite meaning

lads

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