big girl
Noun
Meaning
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, girl.
(idiomatic, informal) An adult female.
(informal) An older girl or grown-up girl; a girl who is no longer an infant.
You can tie your own shoelaces – you're a big girl now.
(informal, derogatory) A timid, weak or effeminate boy or man.
Stop crying, you big girl!
A female supposed to behave as a responsible adult.
Just put on your big-girl panties and make a choice.
A woman who is overweight.
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What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on.
Few things make me more livid than insulting bad theatre of any sort. Conversely, perfectly realised and exquisitely elegant performance can move me deeply and reduce me to sobbing like a big girl.
Wrestled Anaconda and she's a big girl.
I know where I can find you - in somebody's room. It's the price I have to pay, you're a big girl all the way.
I discovered that men were just like everyone else, really. They liked you if you were good-tempered and easy to talk to. And being a big girl meant other females trusted you more and confided in you.
Sucker Punch' is a big girl power movie.