barlady

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noun

The woman who serves at a bar; a barmaid or landlady.

OriginEnglish lady ← Middle English lady ← Old English hlǣfdīġe →
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Meanings

nounbarlady (plural barladies)

plural barladies

  1. The woman who serves at a bar; a barmaid or landlady.

Origin

  1. Englishbar
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*hlaibaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*hlaib
  5. Old Englishhlāf
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  7. Proto-Germanic*daigijǭ
  8. Old Englishdǣġe
  9. Old Englishhlǣfdīġe
  10. Middle Englishlady
  11. Englishlady
  12. Englishbarlady

From bar + lady.

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APA

barlady. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barlady

MLA

“barlady.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barlady. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barlady,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barlady.

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