laddess en · NOUN
Etymology
From lad + -ess.
Meanings
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(rare) A young woman.
Oh! ye lads and ye laddesses gay
1825, The Songster's Multum in Parvo, page 36:I know that he is a very amiable lad, and I do not know that she is not as amiable a laddess, but I had rather see their house comfortably when they are not there.
1890, Horace Walpole, Charles Duke Yonge, Letters, selected and ed. by C. D. Yonge, volume 2, page 88:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| laddesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |