Definition of girl Girl

/gɚˈl/ - [gerl] - girl

We found 21 definitions of girl from 7 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: girls

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"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • girl (Noun)
    A young female human; in contrast to boy, a female child or young adult .
  • girl (Noun)
    Any woman, regardless of her age.
  • girl (Noun)
    A female servant; a maid.
  • girl (Noun)
    A boy with girl-like qualities, especially squeamishness.
  • girl (Noun)
    A queen the playing card . * Weisenberg, Michael 2000 The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523.
  • girl (Noun)
    A girlfriend.
  • girl (Noun)
    A daughter.
  • girl (Noun)
    A roebuck two years old.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • girl (n.)
    A young person of either sex; a child.
  • girl (n.)
    A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden.
  • girl (n.)
    A female servant; a maidservant.
  • girl (n.)
    A roebuck two years old.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • girl
    A young female person, usually a child or teenager.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • girl
    gėrl, n. a female child: a young unmarried woman: a maid-servant.—n. Girl′hood, the state or time of being a girl.—adj. Girl′ish, of or like a girl.—adv. Girl′ishly—n. Girl′ishness. [Prob. from Old Low Ger. gör, a child, with dim. suffix -l.]

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A girl is a female child. A girl is a female human but not yet matured, although people still refer grown up women as girls. They are still children. Their body does not yet function in many ways that the matured body does of the full grown female. A fully matured female is called a woman. In many cultures, girls often grow their hair long.

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  • girl, noun, singular of girls.

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