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.
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a girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother
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