单词 | young-womanly |
释义 | > as lemmasˌyoung-ˈwomanly ˌyoung-ˈwomanly adj. characteristic of a young woman; like a young woman. ΘΠ the world > people > person > young person > young woman > [adjective] maidenly1530 maidenlike1548 maiden1594 young-ladylike1754 sweet sixteen1826 young ladyish1832 young-womanly1836 flapperish1920 teenybop1967 1836 Times 4 May 5/6 Mrs. Fitzwarren and her infant, very natural and beautiful, and her expression towards the youth and his cat quite maternal, while that of her daughter..is kind and young-womanly. 1885 R. Buchanan Matt iii. 35 It [sc. her change of costume] made her look several years older—in fact, quite young-womanly. 1912 R. Underwood Living Legacy xii. 118 Both ornaments, which were too old for a child, gave her a more mature young-womanly air than usual. 2013 C. Pickhardt Surviving Your Child's Adolescence ix. 205 As secondary school begins, they feel more cut off from childhood and family;..more uncertain about how to define themselves in young manly and young womanly terms. < as lemmas |
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