girl
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noun \ˈgər(-ə)l\Definition of GIRL
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a : a female child from birth to adulthood b : daughter c : a young unmarried woman d sometimes offensive : a single or married woman of any age
See Examples of GIRL
- Is this your little girl?
- a group of teenage girls
- His parents hope he'll soon find a nice girl, settle down, and get married.
- Wait till the girls back home hear about this!
- Our boss thinks of herself as just one of the girls.
- She went out dancing with the girls.
- They just hired a new girl to do the filing.
Origin of GIRL
Middle English gurle, girle young person of either sex
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to GIRL
- Synonyms
- damsel, demoiselle, maid, maiden, miss
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