little woman
the little woman British old-fashioned a facetious term for wife
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How to use little woman in a sentence
“Ruth is a mousy little woman, really,” said one prominent political figure in town.
Edna was a trifle embarrassed at being thus signaled out for the imperious little woman's favor.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin"Take me back, Jack; take me back to Mrs. Haggard's at once," the poor little woman had pleaded to the parson.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHe brought us again to where the frail little woman determined to fight death with death.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd"I don't know whether I like you or not," replied Edna, gazing down at the little woman with a quizzical look.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
That poor little woman with the red eyes and the parti-colored hair is the mother of the infant.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
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