Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little girls' room

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle -girl-s' -room
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of ladies' room: a public lavatory intended for use by women.

Informal

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A room belonging to or used by little girls, particularly their bedroom.

Example Sentences

"The women's toilet (as distinguished from the ladies' room in a speakeasy, the johnny at school, the little girls' room at a party in an apartment, and the wash-my-hands on a train) was clean enough."

Etymology

Originally from the need to find public lavatories for children, possibly by analogy with the somewhat earlier-attested little boys' room, but already in broader euphemistic use by its first known appearance in John O'Hara's BUtterfield 8.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

little girls' rooms (plural) little girl's room (alternative) little girls room (alternative)

Phrases

women's room

Frequently Paired Words

women's room little boys' room

Synonyms

ladies' room bathroom

Questions

What does little girls' room mean?: Synonym of ladies' room: a public lavatory intended for use by women.
Where does little girls' room come from?: Originally from the need to find public lavatories for children, possibly by analogy with the somewhat earlier-attested little boys' room, but already in broader euphemistic use by its first known appearance in John O'Hara's BUtterfield 8.

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