"sweet young thing" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sweet young thing.ogg Forms: sweet young things [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweet young thing (plural sweet young things)
  1. (idiomatic) An attractive young woman. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-sweet_young_thing-en-noun-vTKdhNX7
  2. (idiomatic) A sweet-tempered young woman. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sweet_young_thing-en-noun-OGhBqB0o Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bright young thing

Inflected forms

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