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Lolita
//ləʊlˈli.tə// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Spanish.
"She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita."
- 2 Alternative form of Lalita. alt-of, alternative
- 3 A female given name of Assamese, Bengali, Odia and Santali usage.
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of lolita, a girl pursued sexually by an adult man, a nymphet. alt-of
- 2 A young girl who is sexually alluring.
- 3 a sexually precocious young girl wordnet
- 4 A follower of Lolita fashion.
Etymology
Etymology 1
The name is from Spanish Lolita, diminutive of Lola, from the given name Dolores. The noun derives from the name: see the etymology at lolita for details.
Etymology 2
The name is from Spanish Lolita, diminutive of Lola, from the given name Dolores. The noun derives from the name: see the etymology at lolita for details.
Etymology 3
Transliteration of Bengali ললিতা (lolita).
Etymology 4
From the title character, Dolores “Lolita” Haze, of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita.
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