girl
[noun]
Synonyms: female child, damsel (archaic), daughter, lass, lassie (informal), maid (archaic), maiden (archaic), miss

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Related Words: hoyden, tomboy, deb, debutante, subdeb, subdebutante, bobby-soxer, schoolgirl, gamine

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English Thesaurus: woman, lady, girl, female, feminine, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

girl S1 W1 /ɡɜːl $ ɡɜːrl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: gurle, girle 'child, young person' (13-15 centuries), of unknown origin]

1. CHILD a female child ⇒ boy:
Both boys and girls can apply to join the choir.
little/small/young girl
I’ve known Mollie ever since I was a little girl.
five-year-old girl/girl of ten etc
The patient was a girl of 12.
Girls! Please be quiet.
a teenage girl

2. DAUGHTER a daughter ⇒ boy:
They have two girls and a boy.
sb’s little girl
How old’s your little girl (=sb’s young daughter) now?
Time for bed, girls!

3. WOMAN a word meaning a woman, especially a young woman, which is considered offensive by some women:
I’ll invite some of the girls from the office.
Steve’s married to a lovely Dutch girl.

4. the girls informal a group of women who are friends and often go out together:
I’m going out with the girls tonight.

5. ANIMAL used when speaking to a female animal, especially a dog, cat, or horse ⇒ boy:
Bring me the stick. Good girl!

6. girl American English spoken informal used by a woman when she is speaking to another woman she knows well:
Hey, girl. What’s up?

7. (you) go, girl! American English spoken informal used to encourage a girl or woman, or to say that you agree with what she is saying

8. GIRLFRIEND old-fashioned a word for a woman who you are having a romantic relationship with Synonym : girlfriend

9. my girl old-fashioned used by an older person when speaking to a girl or woman who is younger than they are, or when they are annoyed:
Listen to me, my girl!

10. factory girl/shop girl/office girl old-fashioned a young woman who works in a factory, shop, office etc

11. SERVANT old-fashioned a woman servant
⇒ old girl

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

girl
noun
ADJ. baby They've had a baby girl.
little, small, young When she was a little girl, she dreamed of becoming a ballerina.
adolescent, teenage | bubbly, happy, lively | lovely, nice | attractive, beautiful, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, pretty, stunning | single, unmarried

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

woman a female adult person:
a young woman with dark brown hair
lady a polite word for a woman – used especially when you do not know the woman, or when the person you are talking to does not know the woman:
A glass of white wine please, for this lady here.
The young lady stood up and shook my hand.
girl a young female person – usually used about someone younger than about twenty:
a very pretty girl
teenage girls
female formal a woman – used especially when you are giving information about women, for example in formal surveys and reports:
Females account for 46% of Internet users.
feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women:
You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness.
the ideal of feminine beauty
womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval:
her womanly figure
the womanly virtues of compassion and patience
girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly:
Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse!
a very girlie pink dress
effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman:
His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate.
a pale effeminate-looking young man

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