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Definitions for Ladies

[1] a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she's a real lady.
[2] a woman of high social position or economic class: She was born a lady and found it hard to adjust to her reduced circumstances.
[3] any woman; female (sometimes used in combination): the lady who answered the phone; a saleslady.
[4] (used in direct address: usually offensive in the singular): Ladies and gentlemen, welcome. Lady, out of my way, please.
[5] wife: The ambassador and his lady arrived late.
[6] Slang . a female lover or steady companion.
[7] (initial capital letter ) (in Great Britain) the proper title of any woman whose husband is higher in rank than baronet or knight, or who is the daughter of a nobleman not lower than an earl (although the title is given by courtesy also to the wives of baronets and knights).
[8] a woman who has proprietary rights or authority, as over a manor; female feudal superior. Compare lord(def 4) .
[9] (initial capital letter ) the Virgin Mary.
[10] a woman who is the object of chivalrous devotion.
[11] (usually initial capital letter ) an attribute or abstraction personified as a woman; a designation of an allegorical figure as feminine: Lady Fortune; Lady Virtue. a title prefixed to the name of a goddess: Lady Venus.
[12] Sometimes Offensive . being a female: a lady reporter.
[13] of a lady; ladylike; feminine.
[14] (functioning as singular) informal a women's public lavatory
[15] a woman regarded as having the characteristics of a good family and high social position
[16] a polite name for a woman (as modifier ) a lady doctor
[17] an informal name for wife
[18] lady of the house the female head of the household
[19] history a woman with proprietary rights and authority, as over a manor Compare lord (def. 3)
[20] (in Britain) a title of honour borne by various classes of women of the peerage
[21] my lady a term of address to holders of the title Lady, used esp by servants
[22] Our Lady a title of the Virgin Mary
[23] archaic an allegorical prefix for the personifications of certain qualities Lady Luck
[24] mainly British the term of address by which certain positions of respect are prefaced when held by women Lady Chairman

Words related to Ladies

ladygirl, queen, adult, female, matron, doll, empress, bitch, rib, broad, dame, babe, baroness, petticoat, mistress, noblewoman, bag, missus, sultana, squaw

Words nearby Ladies

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Origin of Ladies

ybefore 900; Middle English ladi(e ), earlier lavedi, Old English hlǣfdīge, hlǣfdige, perhaps orig. meaning “loaf-kneader,” equivalent to hlāf loaf1 + -dīge, -dige, variant of dǣge kneader (see dough; compare Old Norse deigja maid); see lord

Words that may be confused with Ladies

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, ladylady, woman, (see, synonym, study, at, woman)

Other words from Ladies

la·dy·hood , noun
la·dy·ish , adjective
la·dy·ish·ly , adverb
la·dy·ish·ness , noun
la·dy·less , adjective

Word origin for Ladies

yOld English hlǣfdīge, from hlāf bread + dīge kneader, related to dāh dough

Synonyms for Ladies

adult, female, girl, old woman, queen, babe, bag, baroness, bitch, broad, butterfly, countess, dame, doll, duchess, empress, gal, gentlewoman, mama, mare, matron, missus, mistress, noblewoman, petticoat, princess, rib, squaw, sultana, contessa, little woman, old bag, old lady, queen bee