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girl

girl

1.0
A young female who is not yet an adult
  • noun
  • /ɡɜrl/
translation icon : niña
  • 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.

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Examples

  • She wanted all three girls to share the bed.

  • The little girl helped her mother bake cookies for the school bake sale.

  • No, it was a young girl I had.

  • Did you ask the girl how much she gets paid?

  • There she is, the birthday girl and her new present!

  • This is no town for a girl like her.

  • One witness said he saw a girl with your description.

  • You mean the little girl on the piano?

  • You were once this young girl experiencing lack.

  • The instruction was designed to encourage the girls to use their pens in powerful ways.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

little girl
vsgirl
1.0

A young girl who is not yet a teenager

is broader, covering children and young females not yet adults
young woman
vsgirl
519 1.0

A female person in her teens or twenties

restricts meaning to those not yet adults rather than possibly adult young people
young lady
vsgirl
487 1.0

A girl or young woman in her teens to early twenties

is focused on non adult females rather than a polite form of address
gal
vsgirl
  • Informal
283 7.7

A woman or girl said in a friendly, informal way

is limited to non adult females rather than including adults
missy
vsgirl
  • Offensive
95 8.8

A young girl or young woman someone speaks to in a casual, slightly rude way

is a neutral label without familiar or mildly condescending tone
lass
vsgirl
  • UK
41 4.8

A girl or young woman

is the general neutral term regardless of marital status or region
lassie
vsgirl
  • UK
35 9.5

A Scottish word for a girl or young woman

is the broad, nonregional term for a female not yet an adult
miss
vsgirl
  • Informal
19 2.8

A young woman or girl called in a polite, friendly way

is the neutral term for a female not yet an adult rather than a familiar label
girlie
vsgirl
  • Informal
14 5.6

A young woman or a close female friend said in a friendly, playful way

is the neutral term for age and sex without playful or friendly tone
girly
vsgirl
  • Informal
9 7.5

A casual, often teasing word for a girl who likes very feminine things

focuses on age and sex without implying extra femininity or style
chicka
vsgirl
  • Slang
5 9.9

An informal, playful word people use for a girl or young woman

keeps the basic non adult meaning without playful or slang tone
chickie
vsgirl
  • Informal
5 9.1

An informal, friendly name for a girlfriend or young woman

is the simple descriptive term without affectionate or partner meaning
chicky
vsgirl
  • Slang
1 9.9

A friendly name for a young woman used to show that you like her

is the neutral, non-slang term for a non adult female
gurl
vsgirl
  • Slang
1 9.2

An informal, playful way to spell girl used online

is the standard, neutral written form for the age and sex term

Antonyms

boy
1.0

A young male who is not yet an adult

Idioms

9.8

Say that you feel or want something like most other women

Compounds

1.0

A young girl who is not yet a teenager

big girl
  • Informal
50 2.3

A girl who acts like an adult and takes responsibility

30 1.8

A girl who belongs to a group that teaches skills and helps other people

call girl
  • NSFW
23 7.9

A woman who is paid to have sex and who arranges meetings by phone or online

19 2.5

A group for girls and young women that teaches leadership, outdoor skills and community service

college girl
  • Informal
14 2.0

A young woman who studies at a college or university

party girl
  • Informal
11 6.3

A woman who often goes to parties and is lively

10 3.8

An attractive woman whose photo is on a magazine's front cover

8 8.6

A woman who sells sex for money

8 3.9

A woman who lives in a city and likes fashion and busy city life

daddy's girl
  • Informal
7 6.2

A girl or woman who is very close to her father

servant girl
  • Archaic
7 3.5

A young woman who works in a house to help with chores

7 2.1

A young girl who walks before the bride at a wedding and drops flower petals

6 2.3

A girl who grew up on a farm and helps care for animals and plants

5 4.8

A woman who dances and sings with other people on stage in a musical

4 8.9

A woman from New Jersey who is often bold, fashionable, and outspoken

4 4.6

A woman who represents a quality, cause, or group

career girl
  • Archaic
3 3.8

A woman who makes her work her main goal instead of family life

working girl
  • Archaic
3 3.3

A woman who has a job and earns money

check girl
  • Archaic
2 6.8

A woman who takes coats or umbrellas at an entrance and gives a ticket to get them back

hatcheck girl
  • Archaic
2 8.6

A woman who takes and looks after guests' coats and hats at a public place

2 3.4

A young woman who helps customers in a shop

girl Friday
  • Archaic
1 7.8

A woman who helps with many office tasks

serving girl
  • Archaic
1 5.1

A girl or young woman who works in a home doing chores

valley girl
  • Offensive
1 9.3

A young woman, often from California, who cares about fashion and money and speaks in a rising voice

1 7.6

A young woman who walks into the boxing ring between rounds holding a sign with the next round number

1 8.9

A woman who offers sex for money by standing in the street

elevator girl
  • Archaic
1 6.9

A young woman who operates an elevator in a department store or office building

1 5.5

A girl who helps the priest during a church service

bar girl
  • Slang
1 8.1

A woman who talks and spends time with men in a bar to get tips or drinks

1 9.5

A woman from Japan trained to entertain guests with music, dance, and talk while wearing a kimono

bunny girl
  • NSFW
1 8.4

A woman who works in a club wearing rabbit ears and a fluffy tail

1 5.1

A girl who belongs to a club that teaches outdoor skills and leadership

chill girl
  • Informal
1 8.7

A woman or girl who stays calm and does not get upset easily

au pair girl
  • Archaic
1 6.3

A young woman who lives with a family and cares for children while getting room, food and a small payment

flower girl
  • Archaic
1 3.4

A person who sells flowers on the street

good-time girl
  • Offensive
1 7.5

A woman who likes parties and has fun with others

nautch girl
  • Archaic
1 9.9

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

sweater girl
  • Offensive
1 8.4

A young woman who wears tight sweaters to show her chest

1 2.5

A girl who gives water to players during sports games

barrow-girl
  • Archaic
9.1

A woman who sells fruit and vegetables from a small cart in a street market

B-girl
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman paid by a bar to talk with men and get them to buy drinks

B-girl
  • Slang
8.7

A woman who breakdances doing spins and flips to music

bunny girl
  • NSFW
8.5

A fictional female character who wears rabbit ears and a tail, often in anime or cosplay

business girl
  • Archaic
5.1

A woman who works in business, for example in a company or office

cabin girl
  • Archaic
8.1

A young woman who works as a helper on a ship in passengers' or officers' cabins

8.8

A fashion and makeup style with dyed hair, bold eyeliner, and fun accessories

bachelor girl
  • Archaic
7.8

A young woman who is not married and lives alone and supports herself

backroom girl
  • Archaic
8.3

A woman who gives important advice behind the scenes without a public role

Essex girl
  • Slur
9.9

A negative idea about young women from Essex seen as loud, flashy, and not very smart

9.9

An insulting name for a woman accused of pretending to like or know about geek culture

fall girl
  • Offensive
9.2

A woman who is easily tricked and often blamed for other people's mistakes

9.9

A woman in a story who is quirky, free and lively and inspires a man to enjoy life

mill-girl
  • Archaic
7.5

A girl or young woman who works in a factory making cloth

Gibson Girl
  • Archaic
9.7

A drawn picture that shows a young American woman from the late 1800s with beauty, confidence, and a tall hairdo

A young girl who is very talented or successful at an early age

girl math
  • Offensive
9.7

A fun way to explain spending with silly reasons to feel better about buying things

jeep girl
  • Informal
9.0

A woman who enjoys outdoor adventures in a Jeep

A friendly young woman, often from Southeast Asia, who loves parties, beaches, and wearing a sarong

A woman who works on a ship, often in the navy

9.9

A girl who wants men's approval by putting herself or other women down

pot-girl
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman who works in an inn serving customers and cleaning pots

A young woman who wears a sarong at social events to attract attention

Teddy girl
  • Archaic
9.9

A young woman in 1950s Britain who wore Edwardian-style clothes and acted rebelliously

8.2

A woman who often goes to parties and likes going out at night

A woman unfairly blamed or punished for other people's mistakes

How Formal

lady
1.0
woman
1.0
young woman
519 1.0
girl
1.0
gal
  • Informal
283 7.7
chick
  • Slur
520 9.6

Surface Forms

girl singular
girls plural

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.