as in girl
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
a pretty young lassie of 16 years
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Recent Examples of lassie
This cake type was the sort fed to train and trench weary doughboys by Great War doughnut lassies (or doughnut dollies, depending) and flour, baking powder, sugar, and lard were all in good supply for the duration.
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Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Here’s your chance, lads and lassies, to snap up a historic home in Scotland from one of the United States’ most beloved musicians.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2023
Much like our lassie, Psyche is led to a gorgeous palace and given every comfort.
—Sarah Schutte, National Review, 12 Sep. 2021
Perhaps the only one more impressed than the Observer was the lassie’s date, his own hair colored green and gelled into a mohawk.
—al, 21 Feb. 2020
Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Here’s your chance, lads and lassies, to snap up a historic home in Scotland from one of the United States’ most beloved musicians.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2023
Much like our lassie, Psyche is led to a gorgeous palace and given every comfort.
—Sarah Schutte, National Review, 12 Sep. 2021
Perhaps the only one more impressed than the Observer was the lassie’s date, his own hair colored green and gelled into a mohawk.
—al, 21 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lassie
Noun
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Exactly one year after nipping Marist in the state finals at Duluth’s Cecil Morris Field, the Blessed Trinity Titans did it again in an identical manner, edging Marist 1-0 in the GHSA Class 4A girls’ soccer state championship game on Friday night.—
Jeff Gable,
AJC.com,
16 May 2026
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And for boys and girls, the shoe options will pull from skate- and surf-inspired influences, while delivering toughness and comfort for active, creative lives.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Oh Outlander fam, for old times’ sake, let’s get in one last sing me a song of a lass that is gone, say could that lass be I?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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The annual race comes a day after the Black-Eyed Susan race, which features 3-year-old fillies.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Lassie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lassie. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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