/gɚˈl/ - [gerl] - girl
We found 21 definitions of girl from 7 different sources.
NounPlural: girls |
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girl - a young woman; "a young lady of 18" | ||
miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille | ||
adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | ||
babe, sister, baby a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her" | ||
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 | ||
tchotchkeleh, chachka, tchotchke, tsatske, tshatshke (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket | ||
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 | ||
wench, chick, dame, doll, skirt, bird young bird especially of domestic fowl | ||
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 | ||
maid, maiden 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 (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done | ||
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 minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy | ||
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 | ||
girl - a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls" | ||
girl - a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" | ||
female child, little girl | ||
male child, boy 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" | ||
female person, female an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) | ||
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 | ||
girl - a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age" | ||
daughter | ||
son, boy the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) | ||
female offspring a child who is female | ||
girl - a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out" | ||
girlfriend, lady friend | ||
adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |