girl
- noun
- /ɡɜrl/
- A difference was observed between the opinions of girls and boys in the discipline factor.
- boys and girls
- little girl
- young girl
You were once this young girl experiencing lack.
- You were once this young girl experiencing lack.
- Listen, man, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the man himself.
- And yet a young girl that's just breaking.
- My three-year old son told me he's a girl and we went in.
- Like the hierarchy for LA girls would be.
- Every bite tasted like this girl did not like me.
- I love that I boys and girls get hard, get tough.
- But from him, it became target girls, not target guys.
- So then fly to DC, see the girl the next day.
- Families, men, women, girls, boys of all ages.
- Again, like like this girl, she decided to fly.
- There's this, this this girl right there she was.
Examples
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She wanted all three girls to share the bed.
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The little girl helped her mother bake cookies for the school bake sale.
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No, it was a young girl I had.
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Did you ask the girl how much she gets paid?
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There she is, the birthday girl and her new present!
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This is no town for a girl like her.
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One witness said he saw a girl with your description.
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You mean the little girl on the piano?
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You were once this young girl experiencing lack.
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The instruction was designed to encourage the girls to use their pens in powerful ways.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
A young girl who is not yet a teenager
A female person in her teens or twenties
A girl or young woman in her teens to early twenties
A woman or girl said in a friendly, informal way
A young girl or young woman someone speaks to in a casual, slightly rude way
A girl or young woman
A Scottish word for a girl or young woman
A young woman or girl called in a polite, friendly way
A young woman or a close female friend said in a friendly, playful way
A casual, often teasing word for a girl who likes very feminine things
An informal, playful word people use for a girl or young woman
An informal, friendly name for a girlfriend or young woman
A friendly name for a young woman used to show that you like her
An informal, playful way to spell girl used online
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A group for girls and young women that teaches leadership, outdoor skills and community service
- Archaic
A woman who takes coats or umbrellas at an entrance and gives a ticket to get them back
- Archaic
A woman who takes and looks after guests' coats and hats at a public place
- Offensive
A young woman, often from California, who cares about fashion and money and speaks in a rising voice
A young woman who walks into the boxing ring between rounds holding a sign with the next round number
- Archaic
A young woman who operates an elevator in a department store or office building
A woman from Japan trained to entertain guests with music, dance, and talk while wearing a kimono
- Archaic
A young woman who lives with a family and cares for children while getting room, food and a small payment
- Archaic
A woman who performs traditional Indian dances for money, often in colonial times
A young woman who seems unhappy or lonely even though she has a lot of money
- NSFW
A fictional female character who wears rabbit ears and a tail, often in anime or cosplay
- Archaic
A young woman who works as a helper on a ship in passengers' or officers' cabins
- Slang
A fashion and makeup style with dyed hair, bold eyeliner, and fun accessories
- Archaic
A woman who gives important advice behind the scenes without a public role
- Slur
A negative idea about young women from Essex seen as loud, flashy, and not very smart
- Slur
An insulting name for a woman accused of pretending to like or know about geek culture
- Offensive
A woman in a story who is quirky, free and lively and inspires a man to enjoy life
- Archaic
A drawn picture that shows a young American woman from the late 1800s with beauty, confidence, and a tall hairdo
- Offensive
A fun way to explain spending with silly reasons to feel better about buying things
A friendly young woman, often from Southeast Asia, who loves parties, beaches, and wearing a sarong
- Archaic
A young woman in 1950s Britain who wore Edwardian-style clothes and acted rebelliously
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Girl once meant any young child, not only a female, and it comes from old English forms like gyrle that meant 'young person'. So today girl is used for a female child or young woman.