Meaning of big girl | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, girl.
2. An adult female.
   idiomatic, informal
3. An older girl or grown-up girl; a girl who is no longer an infant.
   informal
4. A timid, weak or effeminate boy or man.
   derogatory, informal
5. A female supposed to behave as a responsible adult.
6. A woman who is overweight.

Examples

“You can tie your own shoelaces – you're a big girl now.”

“Stop crying, you big girl!”

“Just put on your big-girl panties and make a choice.”

“Bobby knew he should've followed up the way Lucky would've, but what the heck – he had other things on his mind. And Brigette was a big girl – she could look after herself.”

“Clinical health psychologist, author and nationally recognized speaker Dr. Lori Stevic-Rust shows today's women what "having it all" really means, revealing that when women step into their big-girl shoes-reckoning with their contradictions and fears-they can tap into their awesome power”

“When I went to college, thinking I was now a big girl and could look after myself, I stopped the antimalarial prevention medication, and within 6 months I had a bout of malaria for the first time in my life.”

“I was surprised he didn't take the straight line Camryn fed him about "Do you like big girls?"”

“Diet Coke and a pizza please / Diet Coke, I'm on my knees / Screaming, "Big girl, you are beautiful"”

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