golden girl en · NOUN
Etymology
The senior citizen sense was inspired by a TV show in the 1980s, The Golden Girls, about a group of friends. The show's title was inspired by the traditional senses of the term but seems also to have been a play on golden years and silver-haired.
Meanings
- A girl or young woman who has become unusually successful at an early age.
- A favored girl, held in high esteem by others, and for whom there are high hopes.
-
A young woman who is beautiful in a wholesome and healthy way.
In her day, Betty Grable was the golden girl of America.
-
(informal) An older woman, a female senior citizen.
Ha ha, we were teasing our mom that she's a golden girl now.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| golden girls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
wonderchild · phenom · platinum blonde · wonderboy · silver fox · golden boy · wunderkind · golden boy · quiz kid · boy wonder · golden boy · wonderkid · whiz kid