Definition of girl
1a : a female child from birth to adulthoodb : daughterc : a young unmarried womand sometimes offensive : a single or married woman of any age
2a : sweetheartb often offensive : a female servant or employee
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Examples of girl in a Sentence
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 and Etymology of girl
Middle English gurle, girle young person of either sex
GIRL Defined for English Language Learners
girl
playDefinition of girl for English Language Learners
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: a female child
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: a young woman
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: a usually young woman from a specified kind of place
GIRL Defined for Kids
girl
playDefinition of girl for Students
1 : a female child or young woman
2 : a female servant
3 : girlfriend 2
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