Definition
An adult woman; a woman behaving as a responsible adult.
In Context
- "Coordinate term: big boy"
- "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."
See Also
- big girl's blouse
- big boy