lady

Meaning of lady

noun
  1. An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.
    Sir John Smith and Lady Smith.
  2. A high priestess.
noun
  1. The mistress of a household.
  2. A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
    "I would like the dining room to be fully set by tonight; would you do so?" "Yes, my lady".
  3. The feminine of lord.
  4. A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
  5. A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess or baroness.
  6. (polite or used by children) A woman: an adult female human.
    Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.
  7. (in the plural) A polite reference or form of address to women.
    Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here today. Follow me, ladies!
  8. Used to address a female.
    Hey, lady, move your car!
  9. (ladies' or ladies) Toilets intended for use by women.
  10. (familiar) A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.
  11. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
  12. A queen (the playing card).
  13. (with a professional title) Who is a woman.
    A lady doctor.
  14. The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.
  15. A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.)
  16. A woman’s breast.

Information about lady

Hyphenation of lady

lady

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • lady is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

lady synonyms

Meaning dame:

dame, madam, ma'am, gentlewoman

Meaning Lady:

Lady, noblewoman, peeress

Translation of lady

Anagrams of lady

Daly, Dyal, Lyda, yald

Words that rhyme with lady

Lady, malady, marmalady, blady, polyclady, landlady, Lovelady, belady, forelady, Glady, glady, milady, byrlady, chairlady, charlady, barlady, dislady, saleslady

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