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Definition of Little girl
1. Noun. A youthful female person. "The girls were just learning to ride a tricycle"
Generic synonyms: Female, Female Person
Specialized synonyms: Campfire Girl, Farm Girl, Flower Girl, Moppet, Schoolgirl, Scout
Antonyms: Male Child, Boy
Derivative terms: Girlhood
Definition of Little girl
1. Noun. A female child, especially one younger than ten years of age. ¹
2. Noun. A weak-willed person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Little Girl
Literary usage of Little girl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"I consented at once ; and when Laura and I went out for our walk, we took the
little girl (who is just eleven years old) to the school, that very day. ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1912)
"I knew a little girl who loved her doll quite as much as you love yours.
This little girl's name was Elizabeth, and she lived in a pleasant village. ..."
3. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1916)
"POETRY: A Magazine of Verse A little girl II see a little girl sitting bent over
On a white stone door-step. In the street are other children running about; ..."
4. The Century (1902)
"By spring the eldest and the youngest brothers were calling the little girl Anne,
while the mother and the biggest brother were saluting her as Victoria. ..."
5. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1892)
"The imposing name of "Miss Matilda Archambeau Van Dorn," by Elizabeth Cumings,
covers the personality of a weak little girl, who finds it difficult to live ..."
Other Resources:
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