# ladies

Pronunciation: say "LAY-deez" /ˈleɪdiz/

## Noun

1. Plural of lady. — plural of lady
   - Simple: Plural of lady. Use this when talking about more than one woman.
   - _The ladies of the committee voted to approve the new budget._
   - _Two ladies in the audience stood up to ask questions._
2. A restroom intended for use by women, especially a public one. *(British)*
   - Simple: A public restroom set aside for women.
   - _He waited outside while she popped into the ladies._
   - _Signs pointed the way to the gents and the ladies at either end of the lobby._
3. A starting hand consisting of a pair of queens. *(slang)*
   - Simple: In poker, a starting hand made up of two queens.
   - _She slow-played her ladies and trapped the aggressive player._
   - _Holding ladies, he raised to three times the big blind._

## Noun

4. Genitive of lady. *(obsolete)* — genitive of lady
   - Simple: Genitive (possessive) of lady. This old form shows that something belongs to a lady.

## Origin

As a term for a women's lavatory, it arose via a misspelling of "ladies'", comparable to "gents".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ladies (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).