Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little woman

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle -wom-an
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, woman.

noun

Informal

noun

A female person with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition.

Example Sentences

"This impression was so strong that often when we were together and he got up and left a little woman just when she did not expect him to get up and leave her, but quite the contrary, I would explain: “He can't help it, Baby. He has to go back to his ship.”"
"“My little woman,” said her husband dubiously, “are you quite sure you're better? Or are you, Sophia, about to break out in a fresh direction?”"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

little women (plural)

Synonyms

little lady

Questions

What does little woman mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, woman.

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