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# lady

noun (lady, ladies)

«lady» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lady is a polite word for a woman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#m1)
2. A lady is a woman with good manners, or (in the past) a woman of high rank: Lady Jane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#m2)
3. Ladies (or the ladies) is a toilet for women in a public place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths, a person in the story; sometimes ladies are counted in a group to add to another group (ladies and men). In everyday life and manners: «Ladies and gentlemen» to start a speech, «the lady at the shop». In stories, a lady in a castle or a kind old lady. Phrases: «ladies and gentlemen», «old lady», «dinner lady», «lollipop lady», «the ladies».

### Examples

- A lady bought 3 hats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#x1)
- There are 12 ladies and 8 men in the room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#x2)
- The lady paid 20 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#x3)
- How many people in all? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#x4)
- Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our school play! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#x5)
- The lollipop lady helps us cross the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#x6)
- A kind old lady gave us directions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#x7)
- The dinner lady served us pasta. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#x8)
- Did you see the young lady?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/#x9)

### Note

Plural: ladies (y → ies). Possessive: the lady's hat, the ladies' room. A person; ladies may be one group to add to another. No clue on its own. A ladybird (ladybug) is an insect, not a lady.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lady» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lady/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lady» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lady.html) on Mova free.