young lady
Americannoun
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a young, usually unmarried woman of refinement, grace, etc.
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any young woman.
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a girlfriend; sweetheart; fiancée.
noun
Etymology
Origin of young lady
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
Example Sentences
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“The people in and about Rochester have been knocked almost out of their senses lately, by a family of quite pretty young ladies …” gushed the Weekly Argus, introducing Albany’s citizens to the fabulous Fox sisters.
From Literature
“Oh, for heaven’s sake,” Mama said, “now that will be enough out of you, young lady. You shouldn’t be saying things like that.”
From Literature
“People are ignoring the fact that this young lady is dead,” he said.
From Salon
Adek and I attended the same university, and I found him outside the library, lecturing to a trio of enthralled young ladies about the dangers facing our neighbor Czechoslovakia now that Germany had annexed Austria.
From Literature
“And speaking of those boots, perhaps it’s time you traded them in for something more appropriate to a young lady,” she added, clearing her plate from the table with a little hmmph.
From Literature
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