Meaning of young-ladyism | Babel Free

Definitions

Behaviour befitting, or typical of, a young lady.

dated, uncountable

Examples

“Though Lady Mary had none of the young-ladyism or sentimentality of girls of her age, we are not to suppose her either hard or masculine.”

“[…] Fanny, forgetful of her young-ladyism and her sixteen years, had boxed Tom's ears, and Tom, resenting the insult, had forcibly seated her in the coal-hod, where he held her with one hand while he returned the compliment with the other.”

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