http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Lady+Protesting+DrawingSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Lady+Protesting+DrawingCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/486742/ladys-ladies-or-ladiesThe plural possessive is "ladies'." "Lady" is singular, so if you were referring solely to one woman's shoes, it would be "the lady's shoes." As for your second question, I'm assuming you're referring to a group of women in your salutation of them, so it would be "Good morning, ladies." And as you're addressing them directly, the comma preceding "ladies" is necessary.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:02:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/610235/is-there-an-opposite-gender-for-ladyIdiomatically, it is gentleman. Lady comes from an Old English compound noun meaning roughly "loaf kneader," whereas lord comes from a compound noun meaning "loaf keeper" or "loaf protector." The etymological counterpart of gentleman, which is indeed gentlewoman, is used infrequently these days, usually in historical or quasi-historical contexts.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:10:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/42830/origin-of-miladyYes, milady comes from "my lady". Milady (from my lady) is an English term of address to a noble woman. It is the female form of milord. And here's some background on milord: In the nineteenth century, milord (also milor) (pronounced "mee-lor") was well-known as a word which continental Europeans (especially French) whose jobs often brought them into contact with travellers (innkeepers, guides ...Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:58:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/504934/where-did-shakespeare-get-milk-of-human-kindness-fromEven when Lady Macbeth says: "And take my milk for gall", that would definitely support the literal humorism theory, but I still don't understand how we get from milk to blood (too much of the blood humor supposedly being the problem).Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:40:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/608353/look-lady-listen-lady-lady-as-a-pejorativeI tried searching Google Ngram Viewer for "Look lady" and "Listen lady", both capitalized so as to occur at the start of a sentence, with the hope that these ngrams would reflect the usage of "lady" in a derogatory/dismissive sense. It seems to have come into usage around 1950, and really took off in the late 1990s.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:29:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/622244/what-does-lady-wife-mistress-of-a-household-meanSome websites have a different version: 23 and me punctuates it "lady, wife, mistress of a household". Both that and the OP's link reference Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2022, which should be your first port of call for accurate details and more information.Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:43:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/79408/correct-use-of-possession-for-the-plural-ladiesLadies is the plural form of lady, so the apostrophe goes to the right - ladies'. If you are wondering why we don't write ladies's, it is because ladies is one of the exceptions, along with girls', parents', players', weeks' and even Klingons' It can get a bit niggly with names too. Aristophanes' plays, but Jesus's miracles and (usually) James ...Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:26:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/579508/ladies-captain-or-ladies-captainLadies Captain means the Captain responsible for Ladies Golf elected to represent the Lady Members at Club and County level and to fulfil [sic] any requirements of the relevant Golf Association.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:56:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/175431/what-is-a-female-or-gender-neutral-form-of-gentleman-that-relays-the-same-tone-oMost of the answers are missing the whole point of this question: Gentleman retains connotations of respect that Lady has largely lost, so is there a current conversational way of referring to a female customer that does carry those connotations more strongly than lady? The answer may be "no" but that doesn't make it a bad question.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:20:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/397166/a-lady-or-a-womanHow did "lady" and "ladies" come to differ in conveying degree of respect? Does calling to a strange woman "Hey, lady!" sound angry? The takeaway from those is that you should generally avoid using the singular "lady" as a direct form of address to a person herself, as it's likely to sound confrontational. There may be some exceptions...Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:25:00 GMT