Synonyms of girls

girls

noun

plural of girl

1

as in maidens

a young unmarried woman

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maidens
• maids
• virgins
• damsels
• sisters
• fillies
• demoiselles
• misses
• birds
• debutantes
• lasses
• debs
• ingenues
• lassies
• senoritas
• colleens
• sheilas
• chits
• mademoiselles
• senhoritas

2

as in fillies

a female person who has not yet reached adulthood

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fillies
• lasses
• nymphs
• lassies
• pixies
• missies
• misses
• sheilas
• schoolgirls
• teenyboppers
• tomboys
• junior misses
• bobby-soxers
• romps
• hoydens
• gamines
• subdebutantes
• snips

3

as in girlfriends

a female romantic companion

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girlfriends
• women
• gals
• ladies
• lovers
• mistresses
• gills
• ladyloves
• old ladies
• inamoratas
• sweethearts
• valentines
• sweets
• flames
• favorites
• molls
• dears
• significant others
• darlings
• loves
• honeys
• beloveds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of girls

Beary was in Long Beach on Wednesday for the Southern Section girls’ flag football championship luncheon. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Over 1,300 women and girls work as kayayei, headcarrying dangerously heavy loads of cast-off clothing in the market. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

This year’s contributions to Global Citizen will support a new campaign focused on breaking down barriers facing women and girls in health, education and economic opportunity. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

Growing up, the three McBride girls traveled with their mom and joined her for big events, like a 2012 appearance on CMA Country Christmas. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026

For the third year in a row five Orlando-area teams reached this week’s girls volleyball state tournament. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Arizona and Colorado have proposals to ban transgender students in girls school and college sports, with Arizona expanding a current ban by including restrictions on locker rooms and other areas. — Jahd Khalil, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

West was convicted of indecent liberties with a child involving three girls and served on the state GOP’s Plan of Organization Committee during Whatley’s time leading the party, The News & Observer reported previously. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

The zookeeper intervened before the two other girls in the Arctic wolf enclosure were attacked, according to AP. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026