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GIRL
daughter, girl
(noun) a female human offspring; “her daughter cared for her in her old age”
girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
(noun) a young female; “a young lady of 18”
girl
(noun) a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; “Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls”
girlfriend, girl, lady friend
(noun) a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; “his girlfriend kicked him out”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
girl (countable and uncountable, plural girls)
A female child, adolescent, or a young woman.
A young female animal.
(sometimes, offensive) A woman, especially a young woman
A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
(uncommon, card games) A queen (the playing card.)
(colloquial) A term of endearment. (see usage notes)
One's girlfriend.
One's daughter.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A roebuck two years old.
(US, slang, uncountable) Cocaine, especially in powder form.
(somewhat, childish) A female (tree, gene, etc).
(derogatory) A boy or man who is weak or sentimental.
Synonyms: Jessie, sissy, wimp
Usage notes
• (any woman, regardless of her age): An adult calling a grown woman a "girl" may be considered either a compliment or an insult, depending on context and sensibilities. In some cases, the term is used as a euphemism for virgin, to distinguish a female who has never engaged in sexual intercourse (a "girl") from one who has done so (and is a woman). Even if the word "girl" in most cases is not meant to be derogatory, it may still be patronising sometimes, especially when used to address someone older than oneself.
• (term of endearment): When used as a term of endearment, it can be used for someone female or, in some contexts, for someone male, such as the use within the gay community.
Synonyms
• (young female human): See girl
• (diminutive term of address to females): girlie, lass, lassie
• (daughter): See daughter
• (female servant): char, charlady, charwoman, maid, maiden, maidservant, womanservant
• (cocaine): See cocaine
Antonyms
• (young female human): See boy
Verb
girl (third-person singular simple present girls, present participle girling, simple past and past participle girled)
(transitive) To feminize or girlify; to gender as a girl or as for girls.
(somewhat, informal) To staff with or as a girl or girls.
Anagrams
• LIRG, gril
Etymology
Proper noun
Girl
(astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Aquarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the Black Turtle.
Anagrams
• LIRG, gril
Source: Wiktionary
Girl, n. Etym: [OE. girle, gerle, gurle, a girl (in sense 1): cf. LG. gör child.]
1. A young person of either sex; a child. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden.
3. A female servant; a maidservant. [U. S.]
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A roebuck two years old. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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