ladies

English Online Dictionary. What means ladies‎? What does ladies mean?

English

Etymology

As a lavatory for women, via misspelling of ladies'. Compare gents.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɪdiz/
• Rhymes: -eɪdiz

Noun

ladies

1. plural of lady
2. (obsolete) genitive of lady

Coordinate terms

• gents, gentlemen, men, sirs

Derived terms

• ladies and gentlemen

Noun

ladies (uncountable)

1. (Britain, euphemistic) A ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.

Synonyms

• see Thesaurus:bathroom

Coordinate terms

• gents, gentlemen, men, sirs
• men's

See also

• madams, mesdames
• Appendix:Special uses of possessives in English

References

• “ladies”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• aisled, aslide, deasil, ideals, sailed, sideal

French

Alternative forms

• ladys

Noun

ladies f

1. plural of lady

Anagrams

• délais, délias, laides

Middle English

Etymology 1

From lady +‎ -es (“plural ending”).

Noun

ladies

1. plural of lady

Etymology 2

From lady +‎ -es (“genitive ending”).

Noun

ladies

1. genitive of lady

Spanish

Noun

ladies f pl

1. plural of lady