lady

CEFRA1

/ˈleɪ.di/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A woman, often used as a polite or formal word.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.

Examples

  • There's a lady waiting to see you.

  • You should know better than to ask a lady her age.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈlæɪ.ɾi]
  • [ˈleɪ.ɾi]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The feminine of lord, a lordess.

  2. The mistress of a household.

  3. A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.

More examples

In context

  • Faint heart never won fair lady.

  • Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here today. Follow me, ladies!

  • Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English lady, laddy, lafdi, lavedi, from Old English hlǣfdīġe (“mistress of a household, wife of a lord, lady”, literally “bread-kneader”), from hlāf (“bread, loaf”) + dǣġe (“kneader”), related to Old English dǣġe (“maker of dough”) (whence dey (“dairymaid”)). Compare also lord. More at loaf, dairy, dough. Unrelated to lad.