little womann.

Brit.

/ˌlɪtl ˈwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˌlɪd(ə)l ˈwʊmən/

Inflections: Plural little women;

Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and woman n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: little adj., woman n.

Etymology: < little adj. + woman n. Compare little man n. 2. N.E.D. (1903) gave the following as the earliest example in sense 1:1624 J. Chamberlain Let. 20 Mar. (1939) II. 551 I send Dr. Bargraves sermon and the litle womans worke for my Lady.However, since Chamberlain was unmarried and ‘litle womans worke’ appears here in a list of books or pamphlets apparently enclosed with the letter, it probably refers to a small printed text intended for women, although it is not possible to identify the title with certainty.

colloquial.

1. A man's wife. Now chiefly with the, and often considered condescending or offensive.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife

wifeeOE

womanc1275

peerc1330

spousessc1384

ladyc1390

good lady1502

girl?a1513

spousage1513

little lady1523

the weaker vessel1526

companion1535

wedlock1566

Mrs1572

dame1574

rib?1590

feme1595

fathom1602

feme covert1602

shrew1606

wife of one's bosom1611

kickie-wickiea1616

heifer1616

sposa1624

bosom-partner1633

goodwife1654

little woman1715

squaw1767

the Mrs1821

missus1823

maw1826

lady wife1840

tart1864

mistress1873

mama1916

ball and chain1921

trouble and strife1929

old boot1958

1715 J. Ozell tr. B. Le B. de Fontenelle Lett. of Gallantry xxii. 171 Is it not Craft in the little Woman [Fr. petite femme] to bring forth nothing but Daughters, only that he [sc. her Husband] may not grow slack in his Duty?

1765 Hist. MSS Comm: Rep. MSS Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry (1899) I. 416 in Parl. Papers (C. 9244) XLVI. 1 My poor little woman has been in the drooping mood for two or three days.

1795 W. B. Stevens Jrnl. 18 Aug. (1965) iii. 280 The Little Woman's passions swell... She is expecting her Husband to be her Slave.

1801 M. O'Connell Let. 6 Nov. in D. O'Connell Corr. (1972) I. 63 Complying with the earnest request of your little woman whose entire happiness is wrapped up in you.

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xxxii. 314 My little woman will be looking for me, else.

1926 Amer. Mercury Mar. 273/1 I have yet to meet one who is averse to the little woman doing her share to keep the pot boiling.

1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 286 Loving mockery of the little woman.

2007 Independent 5 Jan. 5/3 ‘I think I better ask the little woman,’ he would say.

2. A young female child, a girl, especially one in whom traditional womanly qualities are conspicuous. Also as a familiar or affectionate form of address (also my little woman). Cf. little man n. 2, little people n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a girl

mops1565

whiting-mop1630

lamb-piea1640

girly?1786

little woman1790

ladyling1807

popsy1855

the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun] > as term of address

girl1562

sis1596

missy1676

little woman1790

birdeen1840

missikins1923

1790 M. Wollstonecraft tr. C. G. Salzmann Elem. Morality I. xxiv. 188 These accidents made Mary look foolish; the boys began to laugh at the little woman, and she wished her finery a hundred miles off.

1796 tr. J.-M. Roland de La Platière Appeal to Impartial Posterity (ed. 2) II. iii. 40 There was so much of the little woman about me, that it was immediately judged proper to include me in the elder set.

1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. iii. 97 If ever I felt the nature that breathes through Shenstone's School poem, it was on beholding this band of little men and little women.

1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 23/1 Is this you, my bairns, come to wish your old aunty a good Hansel Monday, and tell her all your news? Mary, my little woman, give Annie a cry.

1868 L. M. Alcott (title) Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.

1897 ‘Ouida’ Massarenes iv They were pretty babies, dear little men and women.

1909 Home Mission Monthly Feb. 89/1 Hush, hushaby, little woman!

2009 L. Samuel Imagine you...in my Shoes (2010) ii. 83 The baby..is quite the little woman! She always wants to help her mama around the house.

3. British. A woman who undertakes small private jobs, usually from her home; esp. a private dressmaker. Now somewhat dated.Quot. 1842 may refer to size.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > [noun] > odd-job or handyman > female

Gin of all trades1705

little woman1865

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > dressmaking > [noun] > dressmaker > private

little woman1865

1842 A. Strickland Lives Queens of Eng. IV. 388 He knew of a little woman in London with a crooked back, who was skilled in making all sorts of flowers of silk.]

1865 H. B. Stowe House & Home Papers iv. 94 I've found a nice little woman, who has worked on upholstery, who will come in by the day, and be the hands that shall execute the decrees of your taste.

1899 B. M. Croker Terence i. 4 When I..try to worm out the name of her dressmaker, [she] calmly assures me that these works of art were run up by ‘a little woman’ in the country, or her own maid!

1936 ‘R. West’ Thinking Reed viii. 262 We went off to a little woman who does manicures.

1959 Sunday Express 26 July 10/5 I've..found a ‘little woman’—one of those treasures who will dressmake at home.

1973 G. Greene Honorary Consul iv. i. 175 The material was quite inexpensive, and I had it run up by a little woman.

1992 F. Donaldson Twentieth-cent. Life (Electronic ed.) i. ii My request to be taught shorthand in the weekly hour in which I was thus free was agreed to, and for a whole year a little woman came once a week to give me lessons.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	little woman
释义	little womann. Brit. /ˌlɪtl ˈwʊmən/, U.S. /ˌlɪd(ə)l ˈwʊmən/ Inflections: Plural little women; Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and woman n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: little adj., woman n. Etymology: < little adj. + woman n. Compare little man n. 2. N.E.D. (1903) gave the following as the earliest example in sense 1:1624 J. Chamberlain Let. 20 Mar. (1939) II. 551 I send Dr. Bargraves sermon and the litle womans worke for my Lady.However, since Chamberlain was unmarried and ‘litle womans worke’ appears here in a list of books or pamphlets apparently enclosed with the letter, it probably refers to a small printed text intended for women, although it is not possible to identify the title with certainty. colloquial. 1. A man's wife. Now chiefly with the, and often considered condescending or offensive. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife wifeeOE womanc1275 peerc1330 spousessc1384 ladyc1390 good lady1502 girl?a1513 spousage1513 little lady1523 the weaker vessel1526 companion1535 wedlock1566 Mrs1572 dame1574 rib?1590 feme1595 fathom1602 feme covert1602 shrew1606 wife of one's bosom1611 kickie-wickiea1616 heifer1616 sposa1624 bosom-partner1633 goodwife1654 little woman1715 squaw1767 the Mrs1821 missus1823 maw1826 lady wife1840 tart1864 mistress1873 mama1916 ball and chain1921 trouble and strife1929 old boot1958 1715 J. Ozell tr. B. Le B. de Fontenelle Lett. of Gallantry xxii. 171 Is it not Craft in the little Woman [Fr. petite femme] to bring forth nothing but Daughters, only that he [sc. her Husband] may not grow slack in his Duty? 1765 Hist. MSS Comm: Rep. MSS Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry (1899) I. 416 in Parl. Papers (C. 9244) XLVI. 1 My poor little woman has been in the drooping mood for two or three days. 1795 W. B. Stevens Jrnl. 18 Aug. (1965) iii. 280 The Little Woman's passions swell... She is expecting her Husband to be her Slave. 1801 M. O'Connell Let. 6 Nov. in D. O'Connell Corr. (1972) I. 63 Complying with the earnest request of your little woman whose entire happiness is wrapped up in you. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xxxii. 314 My little woman will be looking for me, else. 1926 Amer. Mercury Mar. 273/1 I have yet to meet one who is averse to the little woman doing her share to keep the pot boiling. 1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 286 Loving mockery of the little woman. 2007 Independent 5 Jan. 5/3 ‘I think I better ask the little woman,’ he would say. 2. A young female child, a girl, especially one in whom traditional womanly qualities are conspicuous. Also as a familiar or affectionate form of address (also my little woman). Cf. little man n. 2, little people n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a girl mops1565 whiting-mop1630 lamb-piea1640 girly?1786 little woman1790 ladyling1807 popsy1855 the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun] > as term of address girl1562 sis1596 missy1676 little woman1790 birdeen1840 missikins1923 1790 M. Wollstonecraft tr. C. G. Salzmann Elem. Morality I. xxiv. 188 These accidents made Mary look foolish; the boys began to laugh at the little woman, and she wished her finery a hundred miles off. 1796 tr. J.-M. Roland de La Platière Appeal to Impartial Posterity (ed. 2) II. iii. 40 There was so much of the little woman about me, that it was immediately judged proper to include me in the elder set. 1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. iii. 97 If ever I felt the nature that breathes through Shenstone's School poem, it was on beholding this band of little men and little women. 1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 23/1 Is this you, my bairns, come to wish your old aunty a good Hansel Monday, and tell her all your news? Mary, my little woman, give Annie a cry. 1868 L. M. Alcott (title) Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. 1897 ‘Ouida’ Massarenes iv They were pretty babies, dear little men and women. 1909 Home Mission Monthly Feb. 89/1 Hush, hushaby, little woman! 2009 L. Samuel Imagine you...in my Shoes (2010) ii. 83 The baby..is quite the little woman! She always wants to help her mama around the house. 3. British. A woman who undertakes small private jobs, usually from her home; esp. a private dressmaker. Now somewhat dated.Quot. 1842 may refer to size. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > [noun] > odd-job or handyman > female Gin of all trades1705 little woman1865 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > dressmaking > [noun] > dressmaker > private little woman1865 1842 A. Strickland Lives Queens of Eng. IV. 388 He knew of a little woman in London with a crooked back, who was skilled in making all sorts of flowers of silk.] 1865 H. B. Stowe House & Home Papers iv. 94 I've found a nice little woman, who has worked on upholstery, who will come in by the day, and be the hands that shall execute the decrees of your taste. 1899 B. M. Croker Terence i. 4 When I..try to worm out the name of her dressmaker, [she] calmly assures me that these works of art were run up by ‘a little woman’ in the country, or her own maid! 1936 ‘R. West’ Thinking Reed viii. 262 We went off to a little woman who does manicures. 1959 Sunday Express 26 July 10/5 I've..found a ‘little woman’—one of those treasures who will dressmake at home. 1973 G. Greene Honorary Consul iv. i. 175 The material was quite inexpensive, and I had it run up by a little woman. 1992 F. Donaldson Twentieth-cent. Life (Electronic ed.) i. ii My request to be taught shorthand in the weekly hour in which I was thus free was agreed to, and for a whole year a little woman came once a week to give me lessons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1715
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