noun
1A young daughter.
2A girl of relatively short stature, especially a female child not yet approaching puberty but typically above infancy.
adjective
Of, relating to, suited to, or characteristic of a little girl.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in William Thomas (d. 1554), scholar, administrator, and alleged traitor. From little + girl.
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