ˈlas, -aa(ə)-, -ai- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English las, lasce
1.
a. : young woman : girl
the story of a small French lass — New Yorker
b. : sweetheart
the young hero of the story … and his lass — Mary Ross
2. chiefly Scotland : maidservant
ˈlas, -aa(ə)-, -ai- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English las, lasce
1.
a. : young woman : girl
the story of a small French lass — New Yorker
b. : sweetheart
the young hero of the story … and his lass — Mary Ross
2. chiefly Scotland : maidservant
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012