English > young lady: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A young woman. |
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| Example | "a young lady of 18" |
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| Synonyms | girl, miss, missy, young woman, fille |
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| Narrower | Gibson girl | The idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson |
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| May queen, queen of the May | The girl chosen queen of a May Day festival |
| belle | A young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals |
| bimbo | A young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men |
| chachka, tsatske, tshatshke, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh | (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman |
| chit | A dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect |
| colleen | An Irish girl |
| dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird | informal terms for a (young) woman |
| flapper | A young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress |
| gal | alliterative term for girl (or woman) |
| gamine | A girl of impish appeal |
| lass, lassie, young girl, jeune fille | A girl or young woman who is unmarried |
| maid, maiden | An unmarried girl (especially a virgin) |
| mill-girl | A girl who works in a mill |
| party girl | An attractive young woman hired to attend parties / parties and entertain men |
| peri | A beautiful and graceful girl |
| ring girl | A young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights |
| rosebud | (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl |
| sex kitten, sexpot, sex bomb | A young woman who is thought to have sex appeal |
| shop girl | A young female shop assistant |
| soubrette | A pert or flirtatious young girl |
| sweater girl | A girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters |
| tomboy, romp, hoyden | A girl who behaves in a boyish manner |
| valley girl | A girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley |
| working girl | A young woman who is employed |
| Broader | woman, adult female | An adult female person (as opposed to a man) |
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| Spanish | chica, chico, fille, jovencita, joven, muchacha, mujercita, niña, señorita, señorito |
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| Catalan | fille, noia, senyoreta |
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