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Lass vs Lassies - What's the difference?

lass | lassies |

As nouns the difference between lass and lassies

is that lass is (archaic|informal) a young woman or girl while lassies is .

lass

English

Noun

(lasses)
  • (archaic, informal) A young woman or girl.
    • "Come and dance, ye lads and lasses !"
  • (Geordie) A sweetheart.

    • Usage notes

    Still prevalent in Scottish English and Northern English dialects such as Geordie (Tyneside), Wearside/County Durham, Northumberland/Northumbrian, Teesside and Yorkshire. Sometimes used poetically in other dialects of English.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * buffer lass * lad * lassie

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    lassies

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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