big girl
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.20 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, girl.
noun
An older girl; a girl who is no longer an infant; a female child considered mature enough for a specified purpose.
Informal
noun
A woman who is overweight.
Example Sentences
- "You can tie your own shoelaces – you're a big girl now."
- "Stop crying, you big girl!"
- "Coordinate term: big boy"
- "Just put on your big-girl panties and make a choice."
- "Bobby knew he should've followed up the way Lucky would've, but what the heck – he had other things on his mind. And Brigette was a big girl – she could look after herself."
- "Clinical health psychologist, author and nationally recognized speaker Dr. Lori Stevic-Rust shows today's women what "having it all" really means, revealing that when women step into their big-girl shoes-reckoning with their contradictions and fears-they can tap into their awesome power"