little lady

English

Noun

little lady (plural little ladies)

1. (colloquial) The wife or fiancée.

   Would you like to buy some roses for the little lady?

   • 2007, Letticia, Body Worship, page 192:

     Very often husbands would patronise my boutique and pick out something for the little lady and, in passing, pick out something for themselves.

2. (derogatory) A condescending term for a woman or girl.