different between laddies vs ladies

English

Noun

laddies

1. plural of laddie

Anagrams

• adelids, daidles

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?le?diz/

Noun

ladies

1. plural of lady
   • 2014, C.S. Walter, Abandoned Bridges, pp. 105 f.:

     He wet his thumb with saliva pressing on the tongue, ran it up and down faster over the letter 'I' of 'TOILET', the 'LADIES TOILET' was transformed into 'LADIES TO LET' in no time.

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 at 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