Young Lady Meaning

Example : Used other than as an idiom: young lady.A term of endearment or address for a girl.1986, John and Leela Hort, The Inessential Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet: A shortened and simplified version in modern English, Act 3, Scene 5, page 34:  Don't you "grateful" me, young lady. Get yourself ready to go with Paris to Saint Peter's church next Thursday, or I'll drag you there myself.2002, Loretta J. Brunious, Constructing social reality: self-portraits of Black children, page 125:  You should try to act like a young lady, not a gang banger.2003, Debra Mullins, A Necessary Bride, page 16:  â€œAnd you need to act like a young lady.” “Why, so you can marry me off and get rid of me?” She jumped to her feet.2010, Odessa Cleveland, In the Zone of Changes, page 29:  â€œCome back here, young lady! Get back here, now!”