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lady <-ies> [ˈleɪdɪ] N

bag lady N inf

cleaning lady <-ies> N, cleaning woman <women> N

first lady N Am

lady's maid N

leading lady N

lollipop lady <-ies>, lollipop man N Brit inf

old lady N inf (one's wife, mother)

lady-in-waiting <-ies> N

Usage examples with lady

cleaning lady
убо́рщица f
young lady
молода́я осо́ба f
petite lady
изя́щная де́вушка f
the first lady
супру́га f президе́нта
she's every inch a lady
она́ настоя́щая ле́ди
the lady of the house
хозя́йка f до́ма
to be a real lady
быть настоя́щей да́мой

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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You know, it's the one where the hoofer from the fifth line of the chorus takes over for the indisposed leading lady and, overnight, she's a star.
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There were two lady passengers on board and a stewardess.
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Whereupon the governor, seasoned to the like large experience, pardoned the lady.
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After paying the waitress with a $100 bill, the lady leaves behind a note for the waitress on a napkin without accepting her change.
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But it could also have applied to this proud son of a school dinner lady.
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When the anticipated old lady does not appear at the event, they rush to her home.
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There was another instance where an old lady had died in poverty-stricken circumstances from a highly contagious fever.
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Brb, just going to contact the cleaning lady and see if she picked that soggy bit of paper up by any chance...
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She opens a letter, supposedly for her husband, from a lady arranging an assignation.
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They include many fungus beetles, as well as lady beetles (ladybugs or ladybirds).
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