Little Red Riding Hood

UK/ˈlɪtl̩ ɹɛd ɹaɪ.dɪŋ hʊd/

proper noun

A traditional fairy tale recounting the story of a young girl who journeys through the forest to vist her grandmother, only to encounter the Big Bad Wolf, (or, in some archaic versions, another ferocious wolf or werewolf).

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Little Red Riding-Hood

  1. A traditional fairy tale recounting the story of a young girl who journeys through the forest to vist her grandmother, only to encounter the Big Bad Wolf, (or, in some archaic versions, another ferocious wolf or werewolf).
  2. The girl who is the protagonist and title character in this story.

Origin

From little + red + riding hood.

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Translations

Afrikaans Rooikappie, Rooikappie
  • Rooikappiea folktale
  • Rooikappiethe main character in this story
Arabic لَيْلَى وَٱلذِّئْب, ذَات الرَّدَاء الأَحْمَر
  • لَيْلَى وَٱلذِّئْب (laylā waḏ-ḏiʔb)a folktale
  • ذَات الرَّدَاء الأَحْمَر (ḏāt ar-radāʔ al-ʔaḥmar)the main character in this story
Basque Txano Gorritxo, Txano Gorritxo
  • Txano Gorritxoa folktale
  • Txano Gorritxothe main character in this story
Bulgarian Черве́ната шапчица, Черве́ната шапчица
  • Черве́ната шапчица (Červénata šapčica)a folktale
  • Черве́ната шапчица (Červénata šapčica)the main character in this story
Catalan Caputxeta Vermella, Caputxeta Vermella
  • Caputxeta Vermellaa folktale
  • Caputxeta Vermellathe main character in this story
Chinese Mandarin 小紅帽 /小红帽, 小紅帽 /小红帽
  • 小紅帽 /小红帽 (Xiǎo Hóng Mào)a folktale
  • 小紅帽 /小红帽 (Xiǎo Hóng Mào)the main character in this story
Czech Červená karkulka, Červená karkulka
  • Červená karkulkaa folktale
  • Červená karkulkathe main character in this story
Danish Rødhætte, Rødhætte
  • Rødhættea folktale
  • Rødhættethe main character in this story
Dutch Roodkapje, Roodkapje
  • Roodkapjea folktale
  • Roodkapjethe main character in this story
Esperanto Ruĝkufulineto, Ruĝkufulineto
  • Ruĝkufulinetoa folktale
  • Ruĝkufulinetothe main character in this story
Finnish Punahilkka, Punahilkka
  • Punahilkkaa folktale
  • Punahilkkathe main character in this story
French Petit Chaperon rouge, Petit Chaperon rouge
  • Petit Chaperon rougea folktale
  • Petit Chaperon rougethe main character in this story
German Rotkäppchen, Rotkäppchen
  • Rotkäppchena folktale
  • Rotkäppchenthe main character in this story
Greek Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα, Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα
  • Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα (Kokkinoskoufítsa)a folktale
  • Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα (Kokkinoskoufítsa)the main character in this story
Hebrew כִּפָּה אֲדֻמָּה
  • כִּפָּה אֲדֻמָּה (kippá adumá)a folktale
Hindi लिटिल रेड राईडिंग हूड
  • लिटिल रेड राईडिंग हूड (liṭil reḍ rāīḍiṅg hūḍ)a folktale
Hungarian Piroska és a farkas, Piroska
  • Piroska és a farkasa folktale
  • Piroskathe main character in this story
Icelandic Rauðhetta
  • Rauðhettaa folktale
Indonesian Si Kerudung Merah
  • Si Kerudung Meraha folktale
Italian Cappuccetto Rosso
  • Cappuccetto Rossoa folktale
Japanese 赤ずきん
  • 赤ずきん (Akazukin)a folktale
Korean 빨강모자 소녀
  • 빨강모자 소녀 (ppalgangmoja sonyeo)a folktale
Latin Lacernella Rubra, Lacernella Rubra
  • Lacernella Rubraa folktale
  • Lacernella Rubrathe main character in this story
Latvian Sarkangalvīte
  • Sarkangalvītea folktale
Lithuanian Raudonkepuraitė, Raudonkepuraitė
  • Raudonkepuraitėa folktale
  • Raudonkepuraitėthe main character in this story
Norwegian Rødhette og ulven, Rødhette
  • Rødhette og ulvena folktale
  • Rødhettethe main character in this story
Persian شنلقرمزی
  • شنلقرمزیa folktale
Polish Czerwony Kapturek, Czerwony Kapturek
  • Czerwony Kaptureka folktale
  • Czerwony Kapturekthe main character in this story
Portuguese Chapeuzinho Vermelho, Chapeuzinho Vermelho
  • Chapeuzinho Vermelhoa folktale
  • Chapeuzinho Vermelhothe main character in this story
Romanian Scufița Roșie
  • Scufița Roșiea folktale
Russian Кра́сная Ша́почка, Кра́сная Ша́почка
  • Кра́сная Ша́почка (Krásnaja Šápočka)a folktale
  • Кра́сная Ша́почка (Krásnaja Šápočka)the main character in this story
Slovak Červená karkulka, Červená čiapočka
  • Červená karkulkaa folktale
  • Červená čiapočkaa folktale
Spanish Caperucita Roja
  • Caperucita Rojaa folktale
Swedish Rödluvan, Rödluvan och vargen
  • Rödluvana folktale
  • Rödluvan och vargena folktale
  • Rödluvanthe main character in this story
Thai หนูน้อยหมวกแดง
  • หนูน้อยหมวกแดง (nŏo-nói-mùak-daeng)a folktale
Turkish Kırmızı Başlıklı Kız, Kırmızı Başlıklı Kız
  • Kırmızı Başlıklı Kıza folktale
  • Kırmızı Başlıklı Kızthe main character in this story
Ukrainian Черво́на Ша́почка
  • Черво́на Ша́почка (Červóna Šápočka)a folktale
Vietnamese cô bé quàng khăn đỏ
  • cô bé quàng khăn đỏa folktale
Welsh Hugan Goch Fach
  • Hugan Goch Facha folktale
Cite this entry
APA

Little Red Riding Hood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Red%20Riding%20Hood

MLA

“Little Red Riding Hood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Red%20Riding%20Hood. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Little Red Riding Hood,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Red%20Riding%20Hood.

Source: Little Red Riding Hood on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.