little girls' room

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of ladies' room: a public lavatory intended for use by women.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A room belonging to or used by little girls, particularly their bedroom.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-little girls' room.wav

Word forms

little girls' room little girls' rooms little girl's room little girls room

Etymology

Originally from the need to find public lavatories for children, possibly by analogy with the somewhat earlier-attested little boys' room, but already in broader euphemistic use by its first known appearance in John O'Hara's BUtterfield 8.

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