lolita

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UK/ləʊˈli.tə/US/loʊˈli.tə/US/ləˈli.tə/UK/ləʊlˈli.tə/

noun

A young girl who is sexually alluring.

Similar
jailbaitnymphnymphetnymphettebiddyfillygaolbaitgamine
OriginEnglish Lolita ← Spanish Lolita ← Old Spanish dolor →
CommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

lolita1

nounlolita (plural lolitas)

plural lolitas

  1. A young girl who is sexually alluring.

    Synonyms: jailbait, nymph, nymphet, nymphette

  2. fashionA follower of Lolita fashion.

Lolita2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Spanish.

    She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita.

    1955, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 1, in Lolita
nounLolita (plural Lolitas)

plural Lolitas

  1. Alternative letter-case form of lolita, a girl pursued sexually by an adult man, a nymphet.

Lolita3

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Lalita.
  2. A female given name from Assamese, Bengali, Odia and Santali.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA young girl who is sexually alluring.

Similar
jailbaitnymphnymphetnymphette
Similar
biddyfillygaolbaitgaminejail baitjail-baitlolinympheprostitotprosti-totPYTsweet young thing
Broader
beautiful womangirlpromiscuous woman
Also see
nymphnymphet

Origin

lolita · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*delh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dolh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*doleō
  4. Latindoleō
  5. Latindolor
  6. Old Spanishdolor
  7. Spanishdolor
  8. Spanishdolores
  9. SpanishDolores
  10. SpanishLola
  11. SpanishLolita
  12. EnglishLolita
  13. Englishlolita

From the title character, Dolores “Lolita” Haze, of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita.

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Lolita · proper noun, noun

  1. SpanishLolita
  2. EnglishLolita

The name is from Spanish Lolita, diminutive of Lola, from the given name Dolores. The noun derives from the name: see the etymology at lolita for details.

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Lolita · proper noun

Transliteration of Assamese and Bengali ললিতা (lolita), Odia ଲଳିତା (laḷitā).

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Translations

Arabic لُولِيتَا
  • لُولِيتَا (lūlītā)female given name
Chinese Mandarin 蘿莉 /萝莉, 洛麗塔 /洛丽塔
  • 蘿莉 /萝莉 (luólì)sexually alluring girl
  • 洛麗塔 /洛丽塔 (Luòlìtǎ)female given name
Czech lolita
  • lolitasexually alluring girl
Danish lolita
  • lolitasexually alluring girl
Finnish lolita
  • lolitasexually alluring girl
German Frühreifes Mädchen
  • Frühreifes Mädchensexually alluring girl
Greek λολίτα, νυμφίδιο
  • λολίτα (lolíta)sexually alluring girl
  • νυμφίδιο (nymfídio)sexually alluring girl
Hindi लोलिता
  • लोलिता (lolitā)female given name
Japanese ロリ, ロリタ
  • ロリ (rori)sexually alluring girl
  • ロリタ (Rorita)female given name
Korean 로리, 로리타
  • 로리 (rori)sexually alluring girl
  • 로리타 (Rorita)female given name
Portuguese lolita
  • lolitasexually alluring girl
Russian Лоли́та, лоли́та
  • Лоли́та (Lolíta)sexually alluring girl
  • лоли́та (lolíta)sexually alluring girl
  • Лоли́та (Lolíta)female given name
Spanish lolita
  • lolitasexually alluring girl
Thai โลลิตะ, โลลิ
  • โลลิตะsexually alluring girl
  • โลลิ (loo-lí)sexually alluring girl
Cite this entry
APA

lolita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lolita

MLA

“lolita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lolita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lolita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lolita.

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