lassie

«lassie» in Mova's school dictionary: a girl or young woman — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a lassie, lassies); name (Lassie)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Scotland, Northern England, informal) A lassie is a girl or young woman. tree →

2) (a name) Lassie is a famous brave collie dog in books, films and TV. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and songs from Scotland; in everyday Scottish talk («a wee lassie»); in films, Lassie the dog rescues people; related: lass, laddie, lad.

examples

• The wee lassie was playing on the beach (Scotland). tree →
• «Come here, lassie!» called her granny. tree →
• Lassie the collie always saves the day. tree →
• The laddies and lassies danced at the ceilidh. tree →
• She's a fine lassie, that one. tree →

note

Informal, Scottish. Masculine: «laddie» or «lad». Shorter form: «lass».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lassie» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.