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girl

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of girl

1 a young unmarried woman

he's engaged to a girl that his parents really like

Synonyms of girl

damsel, demoiselle, maid, maiden, miss

Words Related to girl

deb, debutante, ingenue (or ingénue)

bird [chiefly British], chit, filly, lass, lassie, sheila [Australian & New Zealand], sister

colleen, mademoiselle, senhorita, senorita (or señorita)

2 a female person who has not yet reached adulthood

when I was a girl, I wanted a horse so badly

Synonyms of girl

filly, lass, lassie, miss, missy, nymph, sheila [Australian & New Zealand]

Words Related to girl

bobby-soxer, junior miss, schoolgirl, subdebutante, teenybopper

gamine, hoyden, pixie (also pixy), romp, snip, tomboy

3 a female romantic companion

found an old letter by my grandfather asking my grandmother to be his girl

Synonyms of girl

gal, gill, girlfriend, inamorata, lady, ladylove, old lady, woman

Words Related to girl

beloved, darling, dear, favorite, flame, honey, love, lover, significant other, sweet, sweetheart, valentine

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