Little Bo Peep dress

English

Etymology

In reference to Little Bo-Peep, a young shepherdess in a traditional English nursery rhyme.

Noun

Little Bo Peep dress (plural Little Bo Peep dresses)

1. A kind of dress traditionally worn by young girls.

   Synonym: Bo Peep dress

   • 1989, Mother Jones Magazine, volume 14, number 5, page 31:

     One of the saddest things is to see a good measure of the younger women back at square one. I mean, they do everything but wear Little Bo Peep dresses and hair bows.

   • 2000, Glamour, volume 98, numbers 5-8, page 112:

     New York stylist and onetime bridesmaid Beth Blake was so unhappy with the Little Bo Peep dresses out there, she almost wore a nightie to her sister's wedding!