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little women

little women is the plural of little woman.

Meaning of 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.

Questions about little women

What is little women the plural of?
Little women is the plural of little woman.

Words near little women in the dictionary

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

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