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little woman

nounfeminineinformal/muʎɨɾˈzinɐ/low

mu·lher·zi·nha

Definitions

1A small or petite woman.
My grandmother was a tiny little woman with a big heart.
That little woman managed to lift the box herself.
2Used disparagingly to refer to a woman considered trivial, frivolous, or of bad character.

Often pejorative and sexist.

Don't pay attention to that insignificant woman's gossip.
She's a nasty, scheming little thing.

Etymology

Derivação diminutiva (e por vezes depreciativa) de 'mulher'.

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