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young ladies

young ladies is the plural of young lady.

Meaning of young lady

Noun

young lady (plural young ladies)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see young, lady.
    • You should try to act like a young lady, not a gang banger.2002, Loretta J. Brunious, Constructing social reality: self-portraits of Black children, page 125
  2. A term of endearment or admonishment by adults for a young girl.
    • Don't you "grateful" me, young lady. Get yourself ready to go with Paris to Saint Peter's church next Thursday, or I'll drag you there myself.1986, John and Leela Hort, The Inessential Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet: A shortened and simplified version in modern English, Act 3, Scene 5, page 34

Questions about young ladies

What is young ladies the plural of?
Young ladies is the plural of young lady.

Words near young ladies in the dictionary

  1. Young Ireland
  2. Young Irelander
  3. Young Irelanders
  4. Young Island
  5. Young Italy
  6. young ladies
  7. young lady
  8. young ladylike
  9. Young Lions
  10. young man
  11. young men

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