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little woman

little woman noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, woman.

Noun

little woman (plural little women)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, woman.
    • This impression was so strong that often when we were together and he got up and left a little woman just when she did not expect him to get up and leave her, but quite the contrary, I would explain: “He can't help it, Baby. He has to go back to his ship.”1918 February (date written), Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “Je ne parle pas français”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    little lady
  2. (informal) A wife.
    • “My little woman,” said her husband dubiously, “are you quite sure you're better? Or are you, Sophia, about to break out in a fresh direction?”1848 December 19, Charles Dickens, “The Gift Diffused”, in The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain. A Fancy for Christmas-time, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC, pages 74–75
  3. (euphemistic) A female person with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition.

Synonyms of little woman

Forms of little woman

plurallittle women

Questions about little woman

What does little woman mean?
Little woman means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, woman.
What part of speech is little woman?
Little woman is a noun.
What is the plural of little woman?
The plural of little woman is little women.

Words near little woman in the dictionary

  1. little white mushroom
  2. little white shakers syndrome
  3. Little Wilbraham
  4. Little Wobby
  5. Little Wolford
  6. little woman
  7. little women
  8. little wonder
  9. Little Wratting
  10. Little Yeldham
  11. Little York

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