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little lady

little lady noun: the wife or fiancée.

Noun

little lady (plural little ladies)

  1. (colloquial) The wife or fiancée.
    • Would you like to buy some roses for the little lady?
    • Very often husbands would patronise my boutique and pick out something for the little lady and, in passing, pick out something for themselves.2007, Letticia, Body Worship, page 192
  2. (derogatory) A condescending term for a woman or girl.

Forms of little lady

plurallittle ladies

Questions about little lady

What does little lady mean?
Little lady means the wife or fiancée.
What part of speech is little lady?
Little lady is a noun.
What is the plural of little lady?
The plural of little lady is little ladies.

Words near little lady in the dictionary

  1. little joker
  2. Little Jost van Dyke
  3. Little Kimble
  4. little known
  5. little ladies
  6. little lady
  7. little language
  8. little languages
  9. Little Lawford
  10. little league
  11. Little League home run

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