little girl

Small female child

A little girl is a young female child, typically under the age of ten or so.

The phrase emphasizes youth and smallness: A little girl ran past us on the sidewalk.

Adults sometimes use it affectionately or condescendingly toward older females: You'll always be my little girl.

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kindergartener · young lady · princess · fairy princess · schoolgirl · Scout · innocent · sugar and spice · moppet · dollhouse · dress up · lass · pinafore · ballerina · female · preschooler · sister · best friend

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Opposites
gender

little girllittle boy

Young male child

young boy · boy · lad

age/maturity

little girlgrown woman

old woman · grandmother · old lady · crone · grande dame

size/stature

little girlbig girl

Female no longer small

teenage girl · tween

Family

little, girl, belittle, girlfriend, girlish, girly, littlest, girlhood, littler

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G