young lady
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- noun
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joven
- Well, this young lady here says that you had plans to meet up with Doug after school yesterday.
I pray for peace, just as the young lady said, I pray for peace.
- I pray for peace, just as the young lady said, I pray for peace.
- No, I've seen this young lady and she's struggling with the bag.
- Like, I don't know why that young lady died with that bullet.
- I was asked by a young lady, do all men want IG models?
- Hey, tell the young lady I said hello.
- Reese wants to be a voice for young ladies that look like her.
- I remember that young lady, Vanessa, I sent her a message.
- Happy birthday young lady, and have a terrific career.
- She sees that he went home with, with this young lady, right?
- Also, I had someone, I had a young lady submit some artwork for the Dark Arts tour.
- Yeah, I worked with this young lady one time.
Examples
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Oh, how are you, young lady?
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Excuse me, young lady, have you seen my cat?
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Well, I have to meet the young lady who stars in Wednesday.
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I spoke to a young lady last week about that.
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But the young lady is going to be teaching this class.
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It's very clear what the future holds for you, young lady.
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It's my opinion that you are a very brave young lady; a little too responsible.
Fiction book (1992) -
A recent trend is for a young lady to have several male friends.
Academic text (1994) -
What did this cheerful young lady get for Christmas?
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Excuse me, young lady, have you seen my cat?
Synonyms
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1.0
A young female who is not yet an adult
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A female person in her teens or twenties
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7.7
A woman or girl said in a friendly, informal way
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4.4
A woman or girl spoken to in a warm, slightly old-fashioned way
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4.8
A girl or young woman
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9.5
A Scottish word for a girl or young woman
Antonyms
How Young
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a girl or young woman' is directly derived from combining 'young' (not old / characteristic of youth) with 'lady' (a woman), following a standard adjective + noun composition that is cross-linguistically common. A B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer this referential meaning, so the expression is fully compositional and transparent.
Etymology
Young lady joins the words young and lady. The word 'lady' long meant a woman of respect, so calling someone a young lady became a polite way to address a younger woman, which is why today it means 'a girl or young woman'.