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Definition of "lassie" []

  • A lass. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lassie" in a sentence
  • ""You're just an auld fool," said Drumcarro, "the lassie is as well off as any lassie needs to be."
  • "It was odd, though pleasant, their three-cornered way of talking; he and the lassie were a bit shy yet with each other-inclined to say personal things to Claire instead, confident that she would pass on their essence; their interpreter in this new and awkward language of the heart."
  • "He called the lassie to him one day as she passed through the ward, and motioned her to lean down so he could talk to her."