noun
A direct loan from English, used in Japanese to refer to a young woman, often with a slightly stylish or Western connotation. Not a common everyday term; more likely to appear in fashion, media, or as a playful address.
あのヤングレディーは新進気鋭のデザイナーだ。
That young lady is an up-and-coming designer.
A polite and common Japanese term for a young lady or someone's daughter. ヤングレディー is a loanword with a more modern, Western feel.
The standard neutral phrase for 'young woman'. ヤングレディー is more marked and less frequently used in ordinary conversation.
Variant spelling with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity or in older texts.
Borrowed from English 'young lady'.