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girl

/ɡɵːl/

noun

Meaning

  • 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)

  • A queen (the playing card.)

  • A term of endearment. (see usage notes)

  • One's girlfriend.

  • One's daughter.

    "Your girl turned up on our doorstep."

  • A roebuck two years old.

  • Cocaine, especially in powder form.

  • (somewhat childish) A female (tree, gene, etc).

  • A boy or man who is weak or sentimental.

    "Don't be such a girl!"

Synonyms

daughter,
girlie,
lass,
lassie,
char,
charlady,
charwoman,
maid,
maiden,
maidservant,
womanservant,
Jessie,
sissy,
wimp

verb

Meaning

  • To feminize or girlify; to gender as a girl or as for girls.

  • (somewhat informal) To staff with or as a girl or girls.