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    lassie
    /ˈlasi/

    noun

    • 1. a girl or young woman: Scottish, Northern English "I'm going to see a wee lassie tonight"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lassieLassie Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Lassie is a noun that means lass, a young girl or woman. It is also the name of a famous collie dog in a TV show. See synonyms, examples, word history and more.

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    Lassie definition: a young girl; lass. . See examples of LASSIE used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLASSIE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 days ago · A lassie is a young woman or girl. [mainly Scottish, informal] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. lassie in British English. (ˈlæsɪ ) noun. informal. a little lass; girl. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. lassie in American English.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lassieLassie - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    IPA guide. Other forms: lassies. Definitions of lassie. noun. a girl or young woman who is unmarried. synonyms: jeune fille, lass, young girl. see more.

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    Etymology

    Diminutive of lass.

    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /ˈlæsi/ 2. Rhymes: -æsi

    Noun

    lassie (plural lassies) 1. (chiefly Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart. 1.1. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 27: 1.1.1. I had been on a message for my father, and was walking home along the road, when I saw a tall, fine lassiecoming over the bogland on the right hand side of the road. 1.2. 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide: 1.2.1. It was the day of warloc...

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    Etymology

    After English Lassie.

    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /ˈlɑsːie/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠ːie̞] 2. IPA(key): /ˈlɑsːiː/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠ːiː] 3. Rhymes: -ɑsːie 4. Syllabification(key): las‧si‧e

    Noun

    lassie (colloquial) 1. rough collie (breed of dog)

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    Etymology

    Middle English, probably of North Germanic origin and related to Old Norse laskwa (“unmarried”)(feminine adjective), but of unknown ultimate origin.

    Noun

    lassie (plural lassies) 1. A young girl, a lass.

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    Lassie is a word with different meanings in English, Finnish and Scots. In English, it is a diminutive of lass, meaning a young girl or a sweetheart. In Finnish, it is a colloquial term for a rough collie dog.

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  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryLASSIE definition in American English | Collins English...

    4 days ago · A lassie is a young woman or girl. [mainly Scottish, informal] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. lassie in American English. (ˈlæsi ) noun. Scottish. a young woman; girl. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › lassieLassie - definition of lassie by The Free Dictionary

    Lassie is an informal word for a young girl or woman who is unmarried. Find out the origin, pronunciation, and translations of lassie in different languages.