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| Main Entry: |
lady
 [ley-dee] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woman |
| Synonyms: | adult, babe, baroness, bitch, broad, butterfly, contessa, countess, dame, doll, duchess, empress, female, gal, gentlewoman, girl, little woman, mama, mare, matron, missus, mistress, noblewoman, old lady, old woman, petticoat, princess, queen, queen bee, rib, squaw, sultana |
| Antonyms: | man |
| Main Entry: | damsel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | maiden |
| Synonyms: | colleen, lady, lass, lassie, miss, virgin, woman, young girl, young woman |
| Main Entry: | female |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woman |
| Synonyms: | Miss/Mrs./Ms., daughter, femme, gal, gentlewoman, girl, grandmother, lady, madam, matron, mother, she, sister |
| Antonyms: | male, man |
Example Sentences
- Lady hyraxes are therefore provided with a reliable précis of the strengths and weaknesses of each of their potential mates.
- Ladybugs, ladybirds, or lady beetles-whatever one calls them-are favored by farmers as voracious pest-eaters.
- It will not kill beneficial insects such as lady bugs that control aphids and other insects.
| Main Entry: | girl |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young female person |
| Synonyms: | Ms, adolescent, damsel, daughter, lady, lassie, mademoiselle, schoolgirl, she, teenager, young lady, young woman |
| Antonyms: | boy |
| Main Entry: | grown-up |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adult |
| Synonyms: | Miss, Mr., Mrs., Ms., gentleman, grown person, lady, mam, man, mister, woman |
| Antonyms: | child, youngster |
| Main Entry: | noble |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | member of royal or important family |
| Synonyms: | archduchess, archduke, aristocrat, blue blood, count, countess, duchess, duke, emperor, empress, gentleman, gentlewoman, lady, lord, patrician, peer, prince, princess, royalty, silk stocking |
| Main Entry: | ruler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | historically, person who ruled an area |
| Synonyms: | baron, baroness, caesar, caliph, contessa, count, countess, crowned head, czar, czarina, dame, duchess, duke, dynast, emperor, empress, gerent, imperator, kaiser, khan, king, lady, lord, magnate, maharajah, maharani, majesty, mikado, mogul, monarch, oligarch, overlord, pasha, potentate, prince, princess, queen, rajah, rani, rex, royal, shah, sovereign, sultan, sultana, tycoon |
| Antonyms: | commoner, subject |
| Main Entry: | baroness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | noblewoman |
| Synonyms: | aristocrat, gentlewoman, lady, peeress |
| Main Entry: | matron |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woman |
| Synonyms: | administrator, biddy, dame, dowager, grande dame, housekeeper, housemother, lady, matriarch, mother, superintendent, wife |
| Antonyms: | patron |
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