big girl pants

A form of big-girl pants — Pull-up underwear worn by a girl during and after toilet training, as contrasted to the diapers worn during infancy.

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Meanings

nounbig girl pants pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of big-girl pants.
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