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  2. : lass sense 1. Synonyms. filly. girl. lass. missy. nymph. sheila [ Australian & New Zealand] See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of lassie in a Sentence. when she was just a wee lassie a pretty young lassie of 16 years.

  3. lassie. (læsi ) Word forms: plural lassies. countable noun. A lassie is a young woman or girl. [mainly Scottish, informal] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.

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

  5. 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...

    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)

    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.

  6. Define lassie. lassie synonyms, lassie pronunciation, lassie translation, English dictionary definition of lassie. n. A lass. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  7. lassie. /ˈlæsi/. noun. plural lassies. Britannica Dictionary definition of LASSIE. [count] chiefly Scotland, informal. : a young girl : lass. when she was just a wee lassie. Don't cry, lassie.

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