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lady

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lady
noun
1 the lady behind the counter gave me a glass of water:
woman, adult female, female, girl;
Scottish, & Northern English lass, lassie;
German Frau;
Italian Signora;
Spanish Señora;
British, informal bird;
Scottish, & Northern English, informal wife, wifie;
North American, informal gal, sister;
Australian, New Zealand, informal sheila;
archaic gentlewoman, maid, damsel.
2 lords and ladies and royalty were once entertained at the house:
noblewoman, gentlewoman, duchess, countess, peeress, viscountess, baroness, dame, grand dame.
choose the right word lady, woman, girl
See woman.