Translation of "Zierlich" in English

Er ist zierlich.

He is delicate.

Er war seit seiner Kindheit zierlich.

He's been delicate since he was a boy.

Japanische Frauen sehen klein und zierlich aus.

Japanese women tend to look tiny and delicate.

Es war einmal ein kleines Mädchen, hübsch und zierlich, doch es war arm und musste im Sommer barfuß gehen; im Winter aber musste es große Holzschuhe tragen.

Once upon a time there was little girl, pretty and dainty. But in summer time she was obliged to go barefooted because she was poor, and in winter she had to wear large wooden shoes.