little girl

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little girl (plural little girls)

  1. A female child, especially one younger than ten years of age.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:girl
    • 1904, Amanda Minnie Douglas, A Little Girl in Old Chicago:
      More than ever I wished she was my sister and that mother could watch over her. She would gladly, I knew. A little girl, barely twelve years old and not large for her age.
    • 2000 May 31, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic):
      My ... what a sweet little girl!
  2. (idiomatic, slang) One's daughter.
    My little girl's getting married next week!
  3. (derogatory) A weak-willed or effeminate person.
    Synonyms: mollusc, nose of wax, pushover
    • May 1 2000, TV.com - Holy Crap! Episode Recap:
      Laurie tells him to stop being such a little girl and do something bad for once.

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