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as in maidens
a young unmarried woman
he's engaged to a girl that his parents really like
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as in fillies
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
when I was a girl, I wanted a horse so badly
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as in girlfriends
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 girls
Anne loans it to the other (slender) girls in exchange for bars of soap or clothes coupons.
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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
My beautiful girls, my darlings, who are suddenly women.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The previous two came in girls doubles with her sister, Emilia Gyorgy, who is now at Midwestern State.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
Charlotte climbed to second place among girls, ending Emma’s six-year run in the runner-up slot.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 11 May 2026
As Cynthia notes, day two of Dallas serves as a reset and reboot for our girls.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 11 May 2026
Lane, Cowboys & the WNBA girls are BACK!
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Ryan Duncan is the new girls volleyball coach at Chaminade.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Alo Yoga’s fifth-ever Anniversary Sale is here, celebrating 19 whole years of dressing both everyday It-girls and celebrities such as Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
My beautiful girls, my darlings, who are suddenly women.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The previous two came in girls doubles with her sister, Emilia Gyorgy, who is now at Midwestern State.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
Charlotte climbed to second place among girls, ending Emma’s six-year run in the runner-up slot.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 11 May 2026
As Cynthia notes, day two of Dallas serves as a reset and reboot for our girls.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 11 May 2026
Lane, Cowboys & the WNBA girls are BACK!
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Ryan Duncan is the new girls volleyball coach at Chaminade.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Alo Yoga’s fifth-ever Anniversary Sale is here, celebrating 19 whole years of dressing both everyday It-girls and celebrities such as Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girls
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This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The 2026 Miss Smiling Irish Eyes is Molly McKenna, and the court maidens Kennedy Kuntz and Sidney Hoover.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Black-Eyed Susan is the leading race for 3-year-old fillies.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Kentucky Oaks, a slightly shorter race exclusively for fillies on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby, will air in primetime this year in an attempt to draw more viewers.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Coaches can cheat on their wives with NFL insiders, players can beat their wives and girlfriends, and teams will still keep them around.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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There were also groups of girlfriends escaping New York for the summer and young couples.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The ladies Carnarvon, their daughters, and their guests—not to mention the governesses, maids, and cooks?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Doris and Ann, the family’s longtime upstairs-downstairs maids, were there too.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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The simple concept of three women sharing a unified bill on the road, in fact, was something they were deprived of for most of their careers within the indie-rock scene.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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During the Iraq War, the popular narrative was that our heroic soldiers and marines were going in to liberate the people, free women, and topple a brutal dictator—the same nonsense we are fed now about Iran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Girls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girls. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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