lady

la·dy  (ld)

n. pl. la·dies

1. A well-mannered and considerate woman with high standards of proper behavior.

2.

a. A woman regarded as proper and virtuous.

b. A well-behaved young girl.

3. A woman who is the head of a household.

4. A woman, especially when spoken of or to in a polite way.

5.

a. A woman to whom a man is romantically attached.

b. Informal A wife.

6. Lady Chiefly British A general feminine title of nobility and other rank, specifically:

a. Used as the title for the wife or widow of a knight or baronet.

b. Used as a form of address for a marchioness, countess, viscountess, baroness, or baronetess.

c. Used as a form of address for the wife or widow of a baron.

d. Used as a courtesy title for the daughter of a duke, a marquis, or an earl.

e. Used as a courtesy title for the wife of a younger son of a duke or marquis.

7. Lady The Virgin Mary. Usually used with Our.

8. Slang Cocaine.

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[Middle English, mistress of a household, from Old English hlfdige; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Lady is normally used as a parallel to gentleman to emphasize norms expected in polite society or in situations requiring courtesies: Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. I believe the lady in front of the counter was here before me. The attributive use of lady, as in lady doctor, is offensive and outdated. When the sex of the person is relevant, the preferred modifier is woman or female. Twice as many members of the Usage Panel in our 1994 survey preferred female and male to woman and man as modifiers in the sentence President Clinton interviewed both ______ and ______ candidates for the position of Attorney General.

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lady [ˈleɪdɪ]

n pl -dies

1. a woman regarded as having the characteristics of a good family and high social position; female counterpart of gentleman (sense 1)

2.

a.  a polite name for a woman

b.  (as modifier) a lady doctor

3. an informal name for wife

lady of the house the female head of the household

5. (Historical Terms) History a woman with proprietary rights and authority, as over a manor Compare lord [3]

[Old English hlǣfdīge, from hlāf bread + dīge kneader, related to dāh dough]

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Lady [ˈleɪdɪ]

n pl -dies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) a title of honour borne by various classes of women of the peerage

my lady a term of address to holders of the title Lady, used esp by servants

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)

Our Lady a title of the Virgin Mary

4. Archaic an allegorical prefix for the personifications of certain qualities Lady Luck

5. Chiefly Brit the term of address by which certain positions of respect are prefaced when held by women Lady Chairman

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lady - a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me" begum - a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	2.	lady - a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" gentlewoman, ma'am, madam, dame grande dame - a middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected madame - title used for a married Frenchwoman adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	3.	Lady - a woman of the peerage in Britain     noblewoman, peeress baronage, peerage - the peers of a kingdom considered as a group Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom baroness - a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron countess - female equivalent of a count or earl duchess - the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right female aristocrat - a woman who is an aristocrat lady-in-waiting - a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess marquise, marchioness - a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess Milady - an English noblewoman noble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm

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lady

noun

1. gentlewoman, duchess, noble, dame, baroness, countess, aristocrat, viscountess, noblewoman, peeress Our governess was told to make sure we knew how to talk like English ladies.

2. woman, female, girl, miss, maiden (archaic), maid (archaic), lass, damsel, lassie (informal) She's a very sweet old lady.

Translations

lady [ˈleɪdɪ]

A. N

1. (= woman) → señora f, dama f (frm)
ladies' clothing → ropa f de señora
ladies' hairdresser → peluquero/a m/f de señoras
ladies first → las damas or las señoras primero
ladies and gentlemen! → ¡señoras y señores!, ¡damas y caballeros!
"ladies only" → sólo para Señoras
cleaning lady → mujer f or señora f de la limpieza
First Lady → Primera Dama f
the lady of the house → la señora de la casa
leading lady (Theat) → primera actriz f (Cine) → protagonista f
I'm not used to being a lady of leisure → no estoy acostumbrada a la vida ociosa
he's a ladies' man → es un donjuán
an old lady → una señora mayor
a little old lady → una viejecita
this is the young lady who served me → ésta es la señorita or la joven que me sirvió
now listen here, young lady! → ¡escúchame, jovencita!

2. (= educated woman, noblewoman) → dama f
she's no lady → no es lo que se dice una dama
she's a real lady → es toda una dama
society lady → dama f de la alta sociedad

3. (in titles) Lady Jane Grey → Lady Jane Grey
she liked to play Lady Bountiful → le gustaba hacerse la rumbosa
she thinks she's Lady Muck! → ¡se cree toda una duquesa!

4. (US) (as form of address) → señora f
what seems to be the trouble, lady? → ¿qué ocurre, señora?

5. (o.f.) (= wife) → señora f, esposa f
your good lady → su esposa, su señora
my lady wife → mi señora esposa

6. (Rel) Our Lady → Nuestra Señora

7. the ladies (= lavatory) → el servicio(de señoras), el baño(de señoras) (LAm)
"Ladies" → Señoras, Damas

B. CPD ladies' room N → servicio m de señoras, baño m de señoras(LAm)
Lady Chapel N (Rel) → capilla f de la Virgen
Lady Day N (Brit) → día m de la Anunciación(25 de marzo)
lady doctor N → doctora f, médico f
lady friend N → amiga f
lady mayoress N → alcaldesa f
lady's fingers NPL (Bot) (with sing or pl vb) → quingombó m
lady's maid N → doncella f

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lady [ˈleɪdi]

n

(= woman) → dame f young lady

(= refined woman) → dame f
a real lady → une vraie dame

(= term of address) → Madame
Your table is ready, ladies → Votre table est prête, Mesdames.
Ladies and gentlemen ... → Mesdames et Messieurs ...

(= title) Lady Smith → lady Smith Our Lady

modif
lady doctor (old-fashioned) → doctoresse old-fashioned)f >

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lady

n

→ Dame f; “Ladies” (= lavatory) → „Damen“; where is the ladies or the ladies’ room? → wo ist die Damentoilette?; ladies and gentlemen! → sehr geehrte Damen und Herren!, meine Damen und Herren!; ladies, … → meine Damen, …; lady of the house → Dame f → des Hauses; the minister and his lady → der Minister und seine Gattin; your good lady (hum, form) → Ihre Frau Gemahlin (hum, form); the old lady (inf: = mother) → die alte Dame (inf); (= wife) → meine/deine/seine Alte (inf) → or Olle (N Ger inf); a little old lady → eine alte Dame; young lady → junge Dame; (scoldingly) → mein Fräulein; his young lady → seine Freundin; she’s no lady → sie ist keine Dame; ladies’ bicycle → Damen(fahr)rad nt

(= noble) → Adlige f; Lady (as a title) → Lady f; dinner is served, my lady → es ist angerichtet, Mylady or gnädige Frau; to live like a lady → wie eine große Dame leben

Our Lady → die Jungfrau Maria, Unsere Liebe Frau; Church of Our Lady → (Lieb)frauenkirche f

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lady:

ladybird, (US) ladybug

n → Marienkäfer m

Lady Chapel

n → Marienkapelle f

Lady Day

n (Brit) → Mariä Verkündigung no art

lady doctor

n → Ärztin f

ladyfinger

n (US) → Löffelbiskuit nt

lady friend

n → Dame f

lady-in-waiting

n → Ehrendame f, → Hofdame f

lady-killer

n (inf) → Herzensbrecher m

ladylike

adj → damenhaft, vornehm; it’s not lady → es ist nicht ladylike, es gehört sich nicht für eine Dame

ladylove

n (old) → Geliebte f, → Feinsliebchen nt (old)

lady mayoress

n Titel der Frau des Lord Mayor, → Frau f → (Ober)bürgermeister (dated)

ladyship

n Her/Your Ladyship → Ihre Ladyschaft; certainly, Your Ladyship → gewiss, Euer Gnaden

lady’s maid

n → (Kammer)zofe f

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lady [ˈleɪdɪ] n

a. → signora
the lady of the house → la padrona di casa
young lady (married) → signora (unmarried) → signorina
ladies' hairdresser → parrucchiere m per signora
Ladies and Gentlemen! → signore e signori!

b. Our Lady (Rel) → la Madonna

c. Lady Jane Grey → lady Jane Grey

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lady [ˈleɪdɪ] n

a. → signora
the lady of the house → la padrona di casa
young lady (married) → signora (unmarried) → signorina
ladies' hairdresser → parrucchiere m per signora
Ladies and Gentlemen! → signore e signori!

b. Our Lady (Rel) → la Madonna

c. Lady Jane Grey → lady Jane Grey

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lady

n lady [ˈleidi]

1 a more polite form of woman Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; (also adjective ) a lady doctor. dame سَيِّدَه، إمْرأه жена dáma, paní; ženský dame; dame-; kvindelig die Dame, weiblich κυρία señora, dama proua خانم nainen dame; femme אִישָה, גְבֶרֶת स्त्री, औरत, महिला gospođa, dama hölgy wanita dama, kona signora, donna 婦人 숙녀, 부인 ponia, moteris kundze; dāma wanita dame dame, frue pani, dama senhora doamnă; femeie дама dáma, pani; ženský gospa, ženska; ženski žena, dama dam คุณผู้หญิง hanım 女士 дама, пані خاتون، معزز خاتون quý bà 女士

2 a woman of good manners and refined behaviour Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public. dames سيِّدَه رفيعَة الشَّأن والسُّلوك дама dáma dame die Dame κυρία, γυναίκα με τρόπους και αριστοκρατική συμπεριφορά dama daam خانم hieno nainen dame גְבֶרֶת भद्र महिला dama hölgy wanita terhormat dama, háttvís kona signora 淑女 지체 높고 기품있는 부인 dama lēdija; dāma wanita dame dame dama senhora doamnă дама, леди dáma dama dama [] dam ผู้หญิง hanımefendi 貴婦人 дама شائستہ خاتون cô nương, tiểu thư 贵妇人

3 in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies. Dame لَقَب شَرَف في إنْجِلترا лейди lady Lady die Lady λαίδη lady leedi بانو lady lady לֵיידִי रानी, बेग़म, उच्च श्रेणी की स्त्री, कुलीन महिला, भद्र महिला (जैसे पुरूषों के लिए gentleman का प्रयाग है वैसे ही स्त्रियों के लिए lady) lady (britanska titula) Lady (angol cím) wanita bangsawan lafði Lady ～夫人 귀부인 ledi lēdija (tituls) puan lady lady Jej Lordowska Mość Lady lady леди lady Lady; dama ledi Lady, adelsdam ท่านผู้หญิง Leydi 夫人 леді امرا کے طبقے سے تعلق رکھنے والی خواتین کا لقب quý bà 夫人

adj ladylike

like a lady in manners She is too ladylike to swear. damesagtig, vroulik لائِق بِسَيِّدَه مُحْتَرَمَه женствен dobře vychovaný damet; dannet damenhaft αξιοπρεπής, καθωσπρέπει, που μοιάζει στους τρόπους με κυρία elegante, fino daamilik باوقار hienolle naiselle sopiva bien élevée כִּגבֶרֶת शालीन damski nőies sopan dömulegur, fágaður educato, raffinato しとやかな 숙녀다운 gerø manierø ar labām manierēm; eleganta bersifat kewanitaan gedistingeerd dannet/kultivert (dame) dystyngowany, wytworny bem educada bine-crescută подобающий леди dobre vychovaný uglajen otmen som anstår en dam, kultiverad, fin ความเป็นกุลสตรี kibar, hanımefendiye yakışır, hanım hanımcık 像貴婦人的 що має манери леді; вихована شائستہ خاتون کی طرح có dáng quý bà 象贵妇人的

n Ladyship

(withHer, ~Youretc) a word used in speaking to, or about, a woman with the title `Lady' Thank you, Your Ladyship; Ask Her Ladyship for permission. titel van 'lady' كلمة للإحترام عند مُخاطبة السيِّدات милейди paní hraběnka (atd.) Deres Nåde; Hendes Nåde Ihre Ladyschaft δέσποινα, δεσποσύνη su señoría armuline leedi سرکار علیه armollinen rouva Madame הוֹד מַעֲלָת הַגבֶרֶת भद्र महिला, एक पदवी njezino gospodstvo Öméltósága Nyonya ávarpstitill lafði signoria 奥様 Lady의 칭호를 가진 여성에게 사용하는 경칭 malonybė (uzrunā) lēdija; Jūsu Gaišība Puan mevrouw Deres Nåde (Jaśnie) Pani senhoria Doamnă (её, ваша) светлость pani grófka, pani markíza ap. milostljiva gospa Visost Ers nåd, grevinnan คำนามสำหรับผู้หญิง hanımefendi hazretleri, hanımefendileri 夫人 титул леді; її милість بیگم یا اونچے درجے کی خاتون کا لقب người phụ nữ quý tộc 夫人

n ladybird

(Americanˈladybug) a type of little round beetle, usually red with black spots. liewenheersbesie دُعْسوقَه калинка beruška mariehøne der Marienkäfer πασχαλίτσα mariquita lepa-triinu کفشدوزک leppäkerttu coccinelle פָּרַת מׂשֶה רַבֵּנוּ सोनपंखी bubamara katicabogár kepik maríubjalla coccinella てんとうむし 무당벌레 boružė mārīte kumbang kura-kura lieveheersbeestje marihøne biedronka joaninha buburuză божья коровка lienka pikapolonica bubamara nyckelpiga เต่าทอง hanım/uğur böceği 瓢蟲 сонечко چتی دار بھنورا con bọ rùa 瓢虫

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lady → سيدة paní dame Dame κυρία dama aatelisnainen dame dama signora 婦人 숙녀 dame dame dama senhora леди dam สุภาพสตรี leydi quý bà 女士