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- DictionaryGirl/ɡərl/
noun
- 1. a female child: "a six-year-old girl"
- 2. a young or relatively young woman: "I haven't got the time to meet girls"
A girl is a young woman, or a female child. If you have a 3-year-old daughter you have a little girl. Girl comes from the Middle English garl, but no one knows where that word came from. It used to mean a child of either sex, but now it's only used for female children, paired with the word boy.
Definition of girl noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. girl. noun. /ɡɜːl/ /ɡɜːrl/ Idioms. [countable] a female child. a little girl of six. a six-year-old girl. a baby/young/teenage girl. a beautiful/clever girl. When I was a girl, I wanted to be a dancer. Hello, girls and boys!
noun. uk / ɡɜːl / us. Add to word list. A1 [ C ] a female child or young woman: We have three children - a boy and two girls. Fewer examples. a girl with long, fair hair. a baby girl. a naughty little girl. Police are continuing their search for the missing girl. She's ever such a pretty girl. the girls. a group of female friends:
Definition of girl in English: cite. girl. Top 1000 frequently used words. Pronunciation: /ɡəːl/ noun. 1a female child or adolescent:a six-year-old girlgirls go through puberty earlier than boys. More example sentences. He and a female pedestrian comforted the girl at the roadside, and contacted the police.
1 day ago · 1. countable noun. A girl is a female child. ...an eleven year old girl. I must have been a horrid little girl. Synonyms: female child, schoolgirl, lass, lassie [informal] More Synonyms of girl. 2. countable noun. You can refer to someone's daughter as a girl . We had a little girl. 3. countable noun. Young women are sometimes referred to as girls.
n. 1. A female child. 2. A daughter: our youngest girl. 3. Often Offensive A woman. 4. Informal. a. A woman socializing with a group of women: a night out with the girls. b. Used as a familiar form of address to express support of or camaraderie with a woman. 5. Informal A female sweetheart: cadets escorting their girls to the ball. 6.
3 days ago · 1. countable noun. A girl is a female child. ...an eleven-year-old girl. Synonyms: female child, schoolgirl, lass, lassie [informal] More Synonyms of girl. 2. countable noun. You can refer to someone's daughter as a girl . We had a little girl. 3. countable noun. Young women are sometimes referred to as girls. This use could cause offense.
