Goldilocks

English

/ˈɡəʊldilɒks/

proper noun
Definitions
  • The protagonist of a traditional fairy tale. She is a golden-haired young girl who inquisitively enters the house of three bears and tries their three bowls of porridge, three chairs and three beds, in each case finding only one that suits her.
  • (used attributively) Something in a happy medium or optimal point between two extremes.

Etymology

Affix from English goldy + English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair).

Origin

English

lock

Gloss

tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair

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