Meanings
plural little girls' rooms · alternative little girl's room · alternative little girls room
- euphemisticinformalSynonym of ladies' room: a public lavatory intended for use by women.
The women's toilet (as distinguished from the ladies' room in a speakeasy, the johnny at school, the little girls' room at a party in an apartment, and the wash-my-hands on a train) was clean enough.
1935, John O'Hara, BUtterfield 8, Ch. ix, page 279Synonyms: ladies' room, bathroom
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A room belonging to or used by little girls, particularly their bedroom.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of ladies' room: a public lavatory intended for use by women.
Origin
Originally from the need to find public lavatories for children, possibly by analogy with the somewhat earlier-attested little boys' room, but already in broader euphemistic use by its first known appearance in John O'Hara's BUtterfield 8.
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