Thesaurus results for GIRLS

girls

noun

plural of girl

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 When Jenn tells her that Vicki just doesn’t like new girls, Carmella hits her with a nuke by saying that Vicki is new this year too. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 And this is a blatant public display of stripping that from women and girls. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Critics, however, argue that the policy primarily targets Muslim girls who wear headscarves. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Bechard began his coaching career as the head coach of girls volleyball and boys basketball at Lewis High School in Lewis, Kansas, from 1980-83. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 Girls bowling The three-time state champion East River girls bowling team earned another three-peat on Saturday by winning its third consecutive Kegel High School Classic at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Rose has long been a beloved name in America, ranking on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) top 1,000 baby names list for girls since 1900. — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026 Michele plays Darcy Miles, a Pilates Princess and trainer who, when asked to whip her girls into shape, flexes her muscles too hard. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Just as water seeks its own level, horse girls have a way of finding other horse girls. — Marley Marius, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

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Noun

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
Many fans thought the original covers of Pratchett’s novels went too heavy on busty maidens and strapping men with big swords, undermining their literary merit, and a similar problem has beset the various screen adaptations from Sky and the BBC.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026

Definition of maidens

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 fillies

Noun

Their differences come to a head when Swiftie Kira plans to celebrate her birthday on Friday the 13th with a trip to the 13 isles of the Grenadines with her 13 best girlfriends and expects Ben to be present.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The assistant also sometimes acted as a go-between for Combs and one of his girlfriends who used the pseudonym Jane in court.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

Noun

Jackson was particularly vocal in her criticism of the show’s shallow scripts, which featured plotlines about them going undercover as French maids, showgirls, lifeguards and, perhaps most infamously, prison inmates.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Lee takes early meetings at a nearby hotel that could be in any country, except that the room service is delivered by robots painted in the livery of butlers and maids.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of maids

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All net proceeds were donated to charities that support and advocate for women and girls, and as the evening came to a close, Melinda Gates matched the $10 million already raised and brought the total to $20 million.

— Karla Cote, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
But hair loss is also a potential symptom of PMOS, which stands for polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, a common hormonal disorder that affects about 5 to 6 million women in the United States.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026

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