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こむすめ

Meanings

Noun

1. young girl; lass; adolescent female

oft. used derog. or teasingly

Alt. forms

小こ娘むすめ

Pitch accent

こ

む

すめ

Composed of

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

Used in vocabulary (1 in total)

こぶくろとこむすめ

to raise a girl is costlier than one would expect (like how a small bag can hold more than it seems); (lit.) small bag and young woman; young women are fragile and great care must be taken with them (just as with small bags)