Any of several flowers of early spring, esp. the primrose (Primula vulgaris), the cowslip (P. veris), and the field daisy (Bellis perennis). Also…

A gay or pretty little creature.

An attractive woman, esp. a young one; (in early use also) a lover, a paramour.

A fine, dainty, or fashionable girl or woman.

transferred and figurative. Predicatively, with epithet, of a person or a horse. Esp. in bit of stuff: now chiefly in slang use, with or without…

= nicebecetur, n.

figurative. Of a girl.

A pretty young woman; also as a term of endearment. Cf. bud, n.1 3b. Now chiefly archaic.

transferred. A pretty, but unintelligent or empty person, esp. when dressed up; a pretty, but silly or frivolous woman. Also in more general…

A person (esp. a woman) resembling a doll in some way; spec. (a) a person of doll-like appearance, or with doll-like features; a particularly…

slang. Women collectively. Esp. in a bit (also bundle) of muslin: a woman. Cf. skirt, n. 1b. Now rare.

colloquial. a bit (also piece) of all right: a person, thing, or situation regarded as highly satisfactory, esp. a sexually attractive woman.

Usually bit of fluff (cf. bit, n.2 adj.2phrases 2a(b)(iv)): a young woman. colloquial.

A girl or woman, esp. a young, attractive one. colloquial.

Originally and chiefly U.S. An attractive young woman. Also as a term of endearment: darling, sweetheart. Cf. baby, n. 6a doll, n.1 3.

A cute person; esp. an attractive young woman. (In quot. 1768 the sense is ‘a superficially clever person’.)

(a) n. a cute person, a cutie (cf. sweetie-pie n. at sweetie, n. compounds); (b) adj. = cutesy, adj.

In full, kewpie doll. A chubby doll with a curl or topknot on its head, from a design by R. C. O'Neill (1874–1944). Also transferred, of a person.

In Jewish usage: a pretty or attractive girl or woman. Cf. tchotchkeleh, n.

In Jewish usage: a beautiful, sweet, or innocent person, esp. a child. Often as a term of affection or endearment. Cf. tchotchke, n. 2.