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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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Though three fillies have crossed the finish line first, no female jockey or trainer had won it until DeVaux busted through the barn ceiling, taking down the old-boy network made of flannel, denim, seersucker and cigars.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2026
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She was widely known as one of Hugh Hefner’s main girlfriends from about 2001 to 2008.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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That extends to family and my wide circle of girlfriends, too.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 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 Bruins, fresh off their first women’s NCAA national championship (UCLA won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women title in 1978), announced the extension in a statement Tuesday.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The report said Hamas and its collaborators primarily targeted women and hostages but that children also were subjected to violence and abuse.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Girls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girls. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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