English Explanatory Dictionary

goldilocks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair.
  2. A goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris.
name
  1. The protagonist of a traditional fairy tale. She is a golden-haired young girl who inquisitively enters the house of three bears and tries their three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds, in each case finding only one that suits her.
  2. A happy medium or optimal point between two extremes.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡəʊldilɒks/ gōlʹdē-lŏks LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Goldilocks.wav

Word forms

goldilocks goldylocks

Etymology

From goldy + locks. Goldilocks is a traditional children's story and its protagonist.

Derived words

Goldilocks goldilocks buttercup wood goldilocks Goldilocks economy Goldilocks planet Goldilocks principle Goldilocks zone
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