# Little Red Riding Hood

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɪtl̩ ɹɛd ɹaɪ.dɪŋ hʊd/

## Definitions
1. A fairy tale about a young girl who walks through the forest to visit her grandmother and encounters the Big Bad Wolf (or another vicious wolf, or werewolf in archaic versions).
2. The girl who is the protagonist and title character in this story.

## Etymology
From little + red + riding hood.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/little-red-riding-hood