"little lady" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: little ladies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} little lady (plural little ladies)
  1. (colloquial) The wife or fiancée. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-little_lady-en-noun-FHHTTcxH
  2. (derogatory) A condescending term for a woman or girl. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-little_lady-en-noun-mluq-B9A

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for little lady meaning in English (1.0kB)

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          "text": "Would you like to buy some roses for the little lady?"
        },
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          "ref": "2007, Letticia, Body Worship, page 192",
          "text": "Very often husbands would patronise my boutique and pick out something for the little lady and, in passing, pick out something for themselves.",
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