lollipop woman
- noun
- UK
:
mujer de la paleta
- The lollipop woman stopped traffic so the children could cross the street safely.
Examples
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The new lollipop woman wears a bright yellow jacket and carries a large stop sign.
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Every morning, the lollipop woman helps children cross safely.
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Every morning, the friendly lollipop woman greets the students by the school gate.
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The lollipop woman waved her sign to stop traffic.
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Every morning, the friendly lollipop woman greets the students by the school gate.
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The lollipop woman stopped traffic so the children could cross the street safely.
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The new lollipop woman wears a bright yellow jacket and carries a large stop sign.
Synonyms
A woman who helps children cross the road near a school while holding a stop sign
A person who stops traffic to help children cross the road near a school
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
lollipop + woman
The meaning 'crossing guard who holds a stop sign' is not directly derivable from 'lollipop' (a candy on a stick) + 'woman' — a B1 learner would more likely infer a woman who sells or eats lollipops. The occupational/metaphorical use is culturally specific (UK) and relies on knowing the stop-sign nickname, so the sense is unpredictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Lollipop woman comes from the round 'stop sign' she carries that looks like a lollipop, and the woman who stands in the road to stop traffic was named after it. So, the term means 'a woman who helps children cross the road safely'.