little woman, the:

A term of reference by a man for his wife . Male usage, meant as affectionate, but no longer appreciated by wives, feminists, and women in general. See wife for synonyms.

QUOTE: Amanda Bonner (Katharine Hepburn) in Adam's Rib (1949): ' There's no room in marriage for what used to be called 'the little woman'. She's got to be as big as the man is .'

See Also: aunt Flo, baby in the boat, bald man in a boat, bedbug, beefsteak, hold the onions, big brother, big head, bit of fluff, boy in the boat, charmer, divine scar, everlasting wound, expectant, expecting, expecting a happy event, fare un ditolino, fegelah, feygelah, get a little, get some pussy, give it away, have some pussy, hypersexuality, little boy in the boat, little deduction, Little Dick, Little Dickie, little dividend, little friend, little head, little man in the boat, little sister, little woman, the, man in the (row)boat, mark of the beast, mount, nick, passion, piggies, roundheel, roundheeled gal, roundheeler, roundheels, shmendrik, slit, TLC, vive la différence, wiggle, woman with roundheels

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