箱入(はこい)り娘(むすめ)

はこいりむすめ
noun
sheltered daughter; girl raised protected from the world
familyperson
1. sheltered daughter
A daughter, usually of a well-off family, raised with great care and kept away from the outside world.
彼女(かのじょ)は箱入(はこい)り娘(むすめ)で、一人暮(ひとりぐ)らしをしたことがない。
She's a sheltered girl who has never lived on her own.
箱入(はこい)り娘(むすめ)として大切(たいせつ)に育(そだ)てられた。
She was brought up with great care as a sheltered daughter.
社長(しゃちょう)の箱入(はこい)り娘(むすめ)が、突然(とつぜん)海外(かいがい)に留学(りゅうがく)すると言(い)い出(だ)した。
The company president's sheltered daughter suddenly announced she was going to study abroad.

Literally "a daughter kept in a box." It can sound affectionate or mildly teasing, and it implies naivety about everyday life.

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Related: 世間知(せけんし)らず (naive about the world)
Related: お嬢様(じょうさま) (young lady of a good family)
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