miladies

noun

plural of milady
as in ladies
a woman of high birth or social position the 18th-century quack Franz Anton Mesmer specialized in the curing of those mysterious ailments of which pampered miladies often complained

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  1. ladies
  2. queens
Noun
  • The ladies were also joined by VMAs nominee Sombr and, randomly, Seth Rogen.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Basner arrived there from a five-year stint selling ladies knitted sweaters.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of ladies
Noun
  • Freaky writer Michael Kennedy actually pitched that idea before pairing scream queens became all the rage.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Working frequently with stylist Ib Kamara, Pavarotti casts Black models as goddesses, queens, or warriors.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of queens
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“Miladies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miladies. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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