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# lassie

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

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

## Everyday

1. (Scotland, Northern England, informal) A lassie is a girl or young woman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lassie/#m1)
2. (a name) Lassie is a famous brave collie dog in books, films and TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lassie/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lassie/#x1)
- «Come here, lassie!» called her granny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lassie/#x2)
- Lassie the collie always saves the day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lassie/#x3)
- The laddies and lassies danced at the ceilidh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lassie/#x4)
- She's a fine lassie, that one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lassie/#x5)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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