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- [yuhng ley-dee]
- /yʌŋ ˈleɪ di/
- /jʌŋ ˈleɪdi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yuhng ley-dee]
- /yʌŋ ˈleɪ di/
Definitions of young lady words
- noun young lady a young, usually unmarried woman of refinement, grace, etc. 1
- noun young lady any young woman. 1
- noun young lady a girlfriend; sweetheart; fiancée. 1
- noun young lady female child or youthful adult 1
- noun young lady a girlfriend; sweetheart 0
- noun young lady Used other than as an idiom: young lady. 0
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Origin of young lady
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Young lady
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
young lady popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
young lady usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for young lady
noun young lady
- deb — A deb is the same as a debutante.
- debs — Eugene Victor. 1855–1926, US labour leader; five times Socialist presidential candidate (1900–20)
- debutante — A debutante is a young woman from the upper classes who has started going to social events with other young people.
- girl — a female child, from birth to full growth.
- lassie — a young girl; lass.
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