lady

la|dy [ `leıdi ] noun count ***

used for talking about a woman. Some people think this use is polite but other people think it is old-fashioned and prefer to use woman :

Go and ask that lady over there.

There was a young lady standing outside the house.

a. a woman who behaves politely and in a way that was traditionally considered appropriate for a woman:

I remember her as a refined elegant lady.

She doesn't talk like a lady.

b. a woman you admire for her character or achievements:

She's one determined lady.

c. AMERICAN INFORMAL used for talking to a woman whose name you do not know. Using this word to address someone is considered rude, and the polite word is ma'am:

Hey, lady, do you mind getting out of my way?

d. only before noun OLD-FASHIONED used for referring to what a woman's profession is, for example a lady doctor or lady lawyer. Many people prefer to say woman doctor or woman lawyer or simply doctor or lawyer .

e. OLD-FASHIONED a man's wife or girlfriend

f. a woman from an upper social class in the U.K., especially in the past

g. ladies and gentlemen used as a formal way of addressing an audience of men and women:

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to welcome you all here today.

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