lady
noun
[ ˈleɪdi ]
• a polite or formal way of referring to a woman.
• "I spoke to the lady at the travel agency"
Similar:
woman,
adult female,
female,
girl,
lass,
lassie,
Frau,
Signora,
Señora,
bird,
wife,
wifie,
gal,
sister,
sheila,
gentlewoman,
maid,
damsel,
• a woman of good social position.
• "lords and ladies were once entertained at the house"
• a man's wife.
• "the vice president and his lady"
• a women's public toilet.
Origin:
Old English hlǣfdīge (denoting a woman to whom homage or obedience is due, such as the wife of a lord, also specifically the Virgin Mary), from hlāf ‘loaf’ + a Germanic base meaning ‘knead’, related to dough; compare with lord. In Lady Day and other compounds where it signifies possession, it represents the Old English genitive hlǣfdīgan ‘(Our) Lady's’.
