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lioness

[ lahy-uh-nis ]

noun

  1. a female lion.


lioness

/ ˈɪəɪ /

noun

  1. a female lion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of lioness1

1250–1300; Middle English liones, leonesse < Middle French lion ( n ) esse. See lion, -ess
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But Taka’s father, a king who prioritizes royal lineage, isn’t pleased, referring to Mufasa as the “stray” and forcing him to be raised by the lionesses.

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In Farsi, this term honors women who are strong, who stand up for their rights and who are trailblazers—courageous, brave and resilient, much like a lioness.

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A lioness rescued from war-torn Ukraine has taken her first steps outside at a sanctuary in Kent.

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Yuna, a three-year-old lioness, has shell shock but it is hoped she can now heal at her new home at The Big Cat Sanctuary, in Smarden.

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"I look upon Ambedkar as a father figure. So, I am my father's lioness," she says.

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