rapariga — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adolescent noun A young person who is no longer a child but not yet fully an adult, typically a teenager.
- bird noun A warm-blooded egg-laying animal with feathers, wings, and a beak.
- girl noun A female child.
- lass noun (chiefly Scottish and Northern English) A girl or young woman.
- streetwalker noun A prostitute who finds clients out on the street or in other public places.
- wench noun An old-fashioned or humorous term for a young woman, sometimes used at Renaissance fairs or in historical fiction.
Senses
rapariga is used for these senses in English:
- adolescent A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
- girl A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.
- lass A girl; also (by extension) , a young woman.
- streetwalker (informal, derogatory) A prostitute who looks for customers on the streets and in other public places.
- wench (archaic) A prostitute.
- young lady A term of endearment or admonishment by adults for a young girl.
adolescent — full definition
- noun A young person who is no longer a child but not yet fully an adult, typically a teenager.
- adj Relating to the teenage years, or behaving in an immature, teenager-like way.
bird — full definition
- noun A warm-blooded egg-laying animal with feathers, wings, and a beak.
- noun (informal) An aircraft.
- noun (slang, British, dated/informal) A woman, especially a young one.
- noun (slang) The rude gesture made by extending the middle finger.
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