/ læs; NAmE / (also las·sie / ˈlæsi; NAmE /) noun
( ScotE , NEngE ) a girl; a young woman
—compare lad , laddie
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : based on Old Norse laskura (feminine adjective) unmarried.
/ læs; NAmE / (also las·sie / ˈlæsi; NAmE /) noun
( ScotE , NEngE ) a girl; a young woman
—compare lad , laddie
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : based on Old Norse laskura (feminine adjective) unmarried.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005