See Also: lass(medicine)
lass(dictionary)
lass(dictionary)

lass (iou)



lass noun. [las] Chiefly Scot., north., & poet. Also (earlier) lasce. ME.

A girl, a young woman. ME.
B. Castle I talked to the lass who represents the young Socialists on the N.E.C.
b. spec. A maid-servant. L18.
c. (Used as a playful form of address to) a female animal, e.g. a mare or bitch. M19.
A lady-love, a sweetheart. L16.
W. Cowper There might ye see..the shepherd and his lass.
A female member of the Salvation Army. Also hallelujah lass. colloq. L19.
Comb.: lass-lorn adjective forsaken by one's lass or sweetheart.