Goldilocks Definition & Meaning

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Goldilocks Definition & Meaning

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Etymology

Noun

goldy "golden in color" (Middle English, from gold gold entry 1 + -y -y entry 1) + locks, plural of lock entry 1; in plant names as translation of Chrysocoma, genus name, and auricomus, specific epithet

Adjective

from the character Goldilocks in the fairy tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," who chooses Baby Bear's chair, porridge, and bed (over Papa and Mama Bear's) because it is "just right"

First Known Use

Noun

1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler The first known use of Goldilocks was in 1549 See more words from the same year


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