cry like a little girl

verb

Of an adult or older child, to bawl unabashedly and pitifully.

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cry like a baby
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Meanings

verbcry like a little girl (third-person singular simple present cries like a little girl, present participle crying like a little girl, simple past and past participle cried like a little girl)

present singular third person cries like a little girl · participle present crying like a little girl · participle past cried like a little girl · past cried like a little girl

  1. informalsimileOf an adult or older child, to bawl unabashedly and pitifully.

    Synonyms: cry like a baby

Synonyms & antonyms

verbOf an adult or older child, to bawl unabashedly and pitifully.

Similar
cry like a baby
Also see
cry like a baby
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APA

cry like a little girl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20like%20a%20little%20girl

MLA

“cry like a little girl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20like%20a%20little%20girl. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cry like a little girl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20like%20a%20little%20girl.

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