girl

noun

ˈgər(-ə)l How to pronounce girl (audio)
Definition of girlnext
1
as in maid
a young unmarried woman he's engaged to a girl that his parents really like

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2
as in filly
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood when I was a girl, I wanted a horse so badly

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3
as in girlfriend
a female romantic companion found an old letter by my grandfather asking my grandmother to be his girl

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Recent Examples of girl The title of the song refers to Hamilton Hall, the Columbia University building that pro-Palestinian students occupied in April 2024 and renamed in honor of a 6-year-old Palestinian girl killed in the Israel-Gaza war. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Their name for the building honored Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl who appeared to have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in January 2024, according to The Washington Post. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 Once officers connected the missing girl with the dog that had been found near the recreation center, a massive law enforcement search began. — Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026 Two teen girls were involved in an ATV crash, leaving one dead and the other injured in Volusia County on Sunday afternoon, according to a Florida Highway Patrol preliminary report. — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for girl
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girl
  1. maid
  2. filly
  3. girlfriend
  4. maiden
  5. lass
  6. woman
Noun
  • Ella Beatty plays the daughter of a well-to-do New England family who develops a close relationship with her maid after abuse from her parents.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Creative liberties include a romance between Borden and the family’s live-in maid, Bridget Sullivan (Vicky Krieps).
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of maid
Noun
  • Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Alcibiades and Jessamine are also worth watching because both are for two-year-old fillies, meaning the field is making its first serious appearance on a big stage.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of filly
Noun
  • The girls keep running into Lux (and to his nice new girlfriend) around town, and soon begin spending time with him on purpose.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Former Titans scout Blaise Taylor received consecutive life sentences after his conviction for poisoning his pregnant girlfriend.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of girlfriend
Noun
  • Both were wins, a maiden-breaking score at seven furlongs (3/4 of a mile) at Churchill Downs on June 7, 2026 and a valiant win by a neck in the mile and a sixteenth Indiana Derby on July 11.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Ritual gifts include incense, flowers, perfume, cosmetics and soap, which Hor said are believed to bring beauty and charm after being blessed by the cowherd and seven maidens.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of maiden
Noun
  • The plot imperative of future Irina surviving to play a significant role in later seasons of For All Mankind gives us so much runway to imagine wild twists and turns for this crafty lass.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of lass
Noun
  • At that time, girls and women were not allowed to box in Ireland (or many other countries).
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Scholars hazarded theories as to how an unschooled middle-aged Black woman from the South could brush with genius.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of woman

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“Girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girl. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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