"little girls' room" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-little girls' room.wav Forms: little girls' rooms [plural]
Etymology: Originally from the need to find public lavatories for children, possibly by analogy with the somewhat earlier-attested little boys' room, but already in broader euphemistic use by its first known appearance in John O'Hara's BUtterfield 8. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=little girls' room}} little girls' room (plural little girls' rooms)
  1. (euphemistic, informal) Synonym of ladies' room: a public lavatory intended for use by women. Tags: euphemistic, informal Categories (topical): Rooms, Toilet (room) Synonyms: ladies' room [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-little_girls'_room-en-noun-ZNoQR4mP Disambiguation of Rooms: 54 46 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 63 37 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  2. A room belonging to or used by little girls, particularly their bedroom. Categories (topical): Rooms Synonyms: bathroom, little girl's room, little girls room Related terms: women's room Coordinate_terms: little boys' room
    Sense id: en-little_girls'_room-en-noun-YqO80qkE Disambiguation of Rooms: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

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