girl

girl  (gûrl)

n.

1. A female child.

2. A daughter: our youngest girl.

3. Often Offensive A woman, especially a young woman.

4. Informal

a. A woman socializing in 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. Offensive A female servant or employee.

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[Middle English girle, child, girl.]

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girlhood n.

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girl [gɜːl]

n

1. a female child from birth to young womanhood

2. a young unmarried woman; lass; maid

3. Informal a sweetheart or girlfriend

4. Informal a woman of any age

5. an informal word for daughter

6. a female employee, esp a female servant

7. South African derogatory a Black female servant of any age

8. (usually plural and preceded by the) Informal a group of women, esp acquaintances

[of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Low German Göre boy, girl]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	girl - a young woman; "a young lady of 18" fille, miss, missy, young lady, young woman babe, sister, baby - (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women belle - a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball" bimbo - a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men chachka, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tsatske, tshatshke - (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman chit - a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect; "she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class"; "she's a saucy chit" colleen - an Irish girl dame, wench, doll, chick, bird, skirt - informal terms for a (young) woman flapper - a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress gal - alliterative term for girl (or woman) gamine - a girl of impish appeal Gibson girl - the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson jeune fille, lass, lassie, young girl - a girl or young woman who is unmarried maiden, maid - an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) May queen, queen of the May - the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival mill-girl - a girl who works in a mill party girl - an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men peri - a beautiful and graceful girl ring girl - a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights rosebud - (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl sex bomb, sex kitten, sexpot - a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal shop girl - a young female shop assistant soubrette - a pert or flirtatious young girl sweater girl - a girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters hoyden, tomboy, romp - a girl who behaves in a boyish manner valley girl - a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" working girl - a young woman who is employed
	2.	girl - a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" female child, little girl female person, female - a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies Campfire Girl - a girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age 7-18 farm girl - a girl who has grown up on a farm flower girl - a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession moppet - a little girl (usually one you are fond of) schoolgirl - a girl attending school Scout - a Boy Scout or Girl Scout boy, male child - a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform"
	3.	girl - a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age" daughter female offspring - a child who is female mother's daughter - a daughter who is favored by and similar to her mother son, boy - a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"
	4.	girl - a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out" lady friend, girlfriend lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	5.	girl - a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls" adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

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girl

noun

1. female child, schoolgirl, lass, lassie (informal), miss, maiden (archaic), maid (archaic) an eleven-year-old girl

2. daughter, female child My sister has two little girls.

3. young woman, maiden, chick (slang), maid, lass, damsel (archaic), bird (slang), colleen (Irish), lassie (informal), wench a pretty twenty-year-old girl

Related words
fear parthenophobia

Translations

girl [gɜːl]

A. N → chica f, muchacha f; (= small) → niña f; (= young woman) → chica f, joven f; (= servant) → criada f, chica f (= girlfriend) → novia f, polola f (Chile)
factory girl → obrera f
shop girl → dependienta f
old girl (Brit) [of school] → ex-alumna f, antigua alumna f (o.f.) (= elderly woman) → señora f, abuelita f
the old girl (Brit) (= wife) → la parienta; (= mother) → la vieja
now listen to me, my girl! → ¡escúchame, guapa!

B. CPD girl Friday N → empleada f de confianza
girl guide, girl scout (US) N → exploradora f, guía f

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girl [ˈgɜː^rl] n

(= child) → fille f, fillette f
a five-year-old girl → une petite fille de cinq ans, une fillette de cinq ans
a little girl → une petite fille, une fillette
a little English girl → une petite Anglaise
a baby girl → une petite fille, un bébé
a girls' school → une école de filles

(= young unmarried woman) → jeune fille
a sixteen-year-old girl → une jeune fille de seize ans
an English girl → une jeune Anglaise
teenage girls → les adolescentes

(= daughter) → fille f
They've got a girl and two boys → Ils ont une fille et deux garçons.

the girls (= female friends) → les filles

the birthday girl → celle dont c'est l'anniversaire
girl band n → girls band m

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girl

n

→ Mädchen nt; (= daughter) → Tochter f; (= girlfriend) → Freundin f; an English girl → eine Engländerin; they are hoping for a little girl → sie wünschen sich (dat) → ein Töchterchen; the Smith girls → die Smith-Mädchen, die Mädchen von den Smiths; my eldest girl → meine älteste Tochter, meine Älteste; the girls (= colleagues) → die Damen; girls’ night out → Damengesellschaft f; I’m going out with the girls tonight → ich gehe heute Abend mit meinen Freundinnen aus; thank you, girls → vielen Dank; the old girl → die Alte (inf) → or alte Frau; (inf, = wife, mother) → meine/seine etc Alte (inf) ? big

(= employee) → Mädchen nt; (in shop) → Verkäuferin f; (in factory) → Arbeiterin f ? blouse

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girl:

girl band

n (Mus) → Girlband f

girl Friday

n → Allroundsekretärin f

girlfriend

n → Freundin f

Girl Guide

n (Brit) → Pfadfinderin f

girlhood

n → Mädchenzeit f, → Jugend f; in her girl → in ihrer Jugend

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girl [gɜːl] n (child) → bambina, ragazzina; (young unmarried woman) → signorina, ragazza; (daughter) → figlia, figliola (fam) (girlfriend) → ragazza
a little girl → una bambina
factory girl → operaia
shop girl → commessa
the old girl next door (fam) → la vecchia qui accanto

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girl [gɜːl] n (child) → bambina, ragazzina; (young unmarried woman) → signorina, ragazza; (daughter) → figlia, figliola (fam) (girlfriend) → ragazza
a little girl → una bambina
factory girl → operaia
shop girl → commessa
the old girl next door (fam) → la vecchia qui accanto

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girl

n girl [gəːl]

1 a female child Her new baby is a girl. dogter فتاه момиче holčička pige das Mädchen κορίτσι niña, chica tüdruk دختر tyttö fille ילדה, בת लड़की djevojčica, djevojka l(e)ány anak perempuan stúlka, stelpa bambina 少女 소녀, 계집아이 mergaitė meitene perempuan meisje jente, pike, datter dziewczynka rapariga fetiţă девочка dievča deklica devojčica flicka เด็กผู้หญิง kız (çocuğu) 女孩 дівчинка لڑکی con gái 女孩子

2 a young usually unmarried woman. meisie عَزْباء госпожица dívka pige das Mädchen κοπέλα muchacha, chica joven neiu دختر nuori nainen jeune fille בחורה युवा लड़की, कुंवारी (neudata) djevojka lány gadis stúlka ragazza 娘 젊은 미혼 여성 mergina meitene; jauniete perempuan meisje jente, pike dziewczyna moça tânără девушка dievča dekle devojka flicka หญิงสาว genç kadın 姑娘 дівчина نوجوان کنواری عورت cô gái 姑娘

adj girlish

of or like a girl girlish laughter. meisieagtig كالفَتيات момически dívčí piget; pige- mädchenhaft κοριτσίστικος de niña, juvenil; afeminada tütarlapselik دخترانه tyttömäinen de jeune fille/de fillette כמו נערה लड़कियां djevojački l(e)ányos seperti gadis stúlku-; stelpulegur di/da ragazza 少女らしい 소녀다운 mergaitiškas meitenīgs; meitenes- keperempuanan meisjesachtig jente-/pikeaktig dziewczęcy jovem de fetiţă девический dievčenský dekliški devojački flickaktig เหมือนเด็กหญิง; มีลักษณะของเด็กผู้หญิง kız gibi, kıza benzer 少女的 дівочий لڑکیوں جیسا (thuộc) con gái; như con gái 少女的

n girl-friend

a girl or woman who is often in the company of a particular man or boy He is taking his girl-friend to the cinema tonight. meisie صَديقَه приятелка dívka, přítelkyně kæreste; veninde die Freundin φιλενάδα novia, amiga, compañera (kellegi) tüdruk, pruut, sõbratar دوست دختر tyttöystävä petite amie חברה सहेली, प्रेमिका djevojka, prijateljica barátnő pacar kærasta ragazza, fidanzata ガールフレンド 여자 친구 draugė draudzene teman perempuan vriendin kjæreste, jente dziewczyna namorada prietenă, iubită подруга dievča, priateľka izvoljenka, punca devojka flickvän หญิงคนรัก sevgili 女朋友 кохана; подруга لڑکی دوست یا محبوبہ bạn gái; người yêu 女朋友

Girl Guide

(also no capitals) a member of an organization for girls which is aimed at developing character etc. Padvindster مُرشِدة الفَتَيات членка на младежка организация, подобна на скаутската skautka pigespejder die Pfadfinderin προσκοπίνα exploradora gaid عضو سازمان پیشاهنگی دختران partiotyttö guide חברה בצופים लड़की मार्गदर्शक ženski skaut (leány)cserkész pramuka putri kvenskáti guida; giovane esploratrice ガールスカウト 소년단원 skautė gaida Pnadu Puteri padvindster speiderpike harcerka escuteira ghid девочка-скаут skautka skavtinja izviđačica flickscout เนตรนารี kız izci 女童軍 дівчинка-скаут لڑکیوں کی ایک جمعیت nữ hướng đạo 女童子军

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girl → بَنْت, فتاة dívka pige, tøs Mädchen κοπέλα, κορίτσι chica, muchacha tyttö fille, jeune fille djevojčica, djevojka ragazza 少女 소녀, 아가씨 meisje jente dziewczyna menina, moça девочка, девушка flicka เด็กผู้หญิง genç kız, kız con gái, thiếu nữ 女孩, 少女