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 For the 15th time in the last 16 years, Palisades and Granada Hills met for the City Section Open Division girls’ tennis championship Wednesday afternoon. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 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 Other local girls advancing to match play were Emma Jackson from Lake Highland Prep in 10th with 785, and Gateway’s Hailey Fitch, who tied Jackson in 10th with 785. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 Bianca makes no secret of her grief, and as the two girls grow closer, Erika’s family can no longer avoid confronting Yam’s absence. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026 For her next girls’ getaway, check out the Calpak Luka Duffel, my trusty travel companion for over four years. — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026 Jackson voted in June 2023 to accept a committee recommendation against passing LD 930, legislation seeking to restrict participation in women’s and girls’ scholastic sports. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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Noun

There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
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

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

Big families sit right next to groups of girlfriends and couples on date nights.

— Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
Rouse said the searches included employees from the Delaware County DA's office, ex-girlfriends, court staff, local individuals and Chester City personnel.

— CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

Noun

This is the kind of show where an opulent tea party is dramatized not just by many different plates of fancy pastries, fancy wreaths and lots of furniture, but by having all that stuff carted in by a dozen or so butlers, maids and other servants.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of maids

Noun

Ne-Yo endeared himself to a legion of women bruised by the very men who’d eventually steer R&B into an era of lawlessness.

— Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
People with chronic health conditions, pregnant women, young children and anyone 65 or older are at higher risk of developing complications from the flu, and Turner urged anyone fitting those categories to take extra precautions this season.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026

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