little red riding hood
- Proper noun:
- A character from a European fairy tale: "Little Red Riding Hood" is the name of the protagonist in a classic folk tale. The character is a young girl who wears a distinctive red hooded cloak.
- The title of the fairy tale itself: The phrase "Little Red Riding Hood" also refers to the story in which this character appears.
Proper noun (Character): In the story, Little Red Riding Hood is sent to bring food to her sick grandmother.The wolf tricks Little Red Riding Hood by pretending to be her grandmother.
Proper noun (Story): My favorite bedtime story as a child was Little Red Riding Hood.The moral of Little Red Riding Hood is often about the danger of talking to strangers.
Used as a cultural reference: The name is often used metaphorically to describe someone who is naive or trusting, similar to the character. After she believed his obvious lie, we all teased her for being a Little Red Riding Hood.
Used in titles and adaptations: The phrase is used in the titles of books, films, and plays that are based on or reference the tale. The company is performing a modern ballet version of Little Red Riding Hood.
Red Riding Hood: A common shortened form of the name. The wolf is the antagonist in Red Riding Hood.
The Big Bad Wolf: The primary antagonist from the same fairy tale, intrinsically linked to the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
- The girl in the red cloak: A descriptive synonym.
- The woodcutter's daughter: A reference used in some versions of the tale to describe the same character.
- "Little Red Riding Hood moment": An idiomatic phrase describing a situation where someone realizes they have been deceived by a dangerous person or entity pretending to be harmless.
- a girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother