In extended use. (a) An attractive girl or woman (cf. dish, n. 2a); (b) Applied humorously to a small person, esp. a child or baby.

A person who or thing which is very attractive, tempting, or a source of pleasure or reward; spec. an attractive young woman.

transferred. A ‘charmer’, bewitching woman.

colloquial. A particularly fine or desirable person or thing, esp. an attractive young woman; an exceptionally good example of its kind.

figurative. A charming or bewitching woman.

One who sparkles or shines in respect of beauty or accomplishments; esp. a vivacious, witty, or pretty young woman.

One who enslaves; esp. the woman by whose charms a man is ‘enslaved’.

A girl or young woman who is bewitchingly or captivatingly attractive or charming. Obsolete.

A woman or girl who is irresistibly attractive; a captivating or charming woman.

Now chiefly colloquial. Chiefly North American. A good-looking or sexually attractive woman.

U.S. slang. Usually with dismissive connotations: an attractive young woman. Now somewhat dated. Cf. cookie, n. 2b.

In extended use. Originally: a woman likened to a fairy in possessing extraordinary or supernatural power; an enchantress. Later more generally…

colloquial. U.S. An attractive young woman. (babe, n. 4c is now the usual term.)

slang. One who causes a ‘sensation’; spec. a very attractive girl or woman, a ‘smasher’.

slang. Something exceptional of its kind; a fine or impressive example, a ‘corker’. Also: a very attractive, appealing, lively, or admirable…

A particularly fine or desirable person or thing, esp. an attractive woman; = peach, n.1 4.

U.S. slang. Chiefly in hot tamale. spec. An attractive or sexy person (esp. a woman).

U.S. slang. An attractive or sexually provocative woman; a girlfriend. Also in extended use. Cf. fox, n. 2c, minx, n. 2.

slang (originally Australian). A sexually attractive person (esp. a woman). Cf. hot, adj.

colloquial (originally U.S.). An attractive (esp. young) woman. Cf. baby, n. 6c.

A woman; the skirt, women collectively. a bit of skirt: a woman; esp. an attractive one. Now slang.

slang. Originally and chiefly U.S. A woman; esp. an attractive young woman. Also used as an affectionate form of address.

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). An attractive young woman. Now rare.

An attractive young girl.

U.S. An attractive young woman.

A particularly pleasing, impressive, or desirable person or thing, esp. an attractive woman; a superior example of its kind; a cracker, a beauty.

U.S. slang. An attractive young woman.

An attractive woman, esp. (frequently depreciative) one regarded as an object of sexual gratification. Also as a mass noun: such women collectively.

= bomb, n. 2. Often figurative (or in figurative phr.). A shattering or devastating act, event, etc. blonde bombshell, a fair-haired person, esp. a…

Chiefly Caribbean slang. An attractive woman; a girlfriend.

slang. A very pretty or attractive woman; an attractive man.

Attractive women collectively; a bit of crackling, an attractive woman. colloquial.

A sexually attractive or sexually mature young girl. Cf. nymphette, n.

= nymphet, n. 2.

figurative. An attractive woman. U.S. slang.

Hence, a girl or woman, esp. one who is sexually attractive. U.S.

An extremely attractive (esp. young) woman; cf. babe, n. 4c. Also occasionally: an attractive man (cf. babe, n. 4e).

U.S. slang. A woman with a curvaceous figure, esp. one with large, prominent breasts. Often attributive.

A woman of marriageable age; a sexually attractive young woman.

a young attractive mother.