tøs — meaning in English

English meaning

• lass noun (chiefly Scottish and Northern English) A girl or young woman.
• wench noun An old-fashioned or humorous term for a young woman, sometimes used at Renaissance fairs or in historical fiction.

Senses

tøs is used for these senses in English:

• lass A girl; also (by extension) , a young woman.
• wench (archaic, now, dialectal, or, humorous, possibly, offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
• wench (archaic) A promiscuous woman; a mistress.

lass — full definition

1. noun (chiefly Scottish and Northern English) A girl or young woman.
2. noun A sweetheart or girlfriend.

wench — full definition

1. noun An old-fashioned or humorous term for a young woman, sometimes used at Renaissance fairs or in historical fiction.
2. noun Historically, a female servant.

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