"little woman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: little women [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|little women}} little woman (plural little women)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, woman. Synonyms: little lady Translations (little + woman): mujercita [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-little_woman-en-noun-Y56rnCaT Disambiguation of 'little + woman': 86 0 14
  2. (informal) A wife. Tags: informal Translations (wife): mujercita [feminine] (Spanish), vieja [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-little_woman-en-noun-vn4lPH-l Disambiguation of 'wife': 0 100 0
  3. (euphemistic) A female person with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-little_woman-en-noun-miUBB5X~ Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 95

Inflected forms

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