What is "girl" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does girl mean in English? Meaning of girl definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "girl" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "girl": a young woman

Noun

  • Meaning: a young woman
  • Example: a young lady of 18
  • Synonyms: fille girl miss missy young lady young woman
  • Hyponyms: babe baby belle bimbo bird chachka chick chit colleen dame doll flapper gal gamine gibson girl hoyden jeune fille lass lassie maid maiden may queen mill-girl party girl peri queen of the may ring girl romp rosebud sex bomb sex kitten sexpot shop girl sister skirt soubrette sweater girl tchotchke tchotchkeleh tomboy tsatske tshatshke valley girl wench working girl young girl
  • Hypernyms: adult female woman
  • Pronunciation in US: /ɡɝl/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ɡɜːl/

    Meaning of "girl": a youthful female person

    Noun

  • Meaning: a youthful female person
  • Example: the baby was a girl the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle
  • Synonyms: female child girl little girl
  • Hyponyms: campfire girl farm girl flower girl moppet schoolgirl scout
  • Hypernyms: female female person
  • Antonyms: boy male child
  • Pronunciation in US: /ɡɝl/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ɡɜːl/

    Meaning of "girl": a female human offspring

    Noun

  • Meaning: a female human offspring
  • Example: her daughter cared for her in her old age
  • Synonyms: daughter girl
  • Hyponyms: mother's daughter
  • Hypernyms: female offspring
  • Antonyms: boy son
  • Pronunciation in US: /ɡɝl/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ɡɜːl/

    Meaning of "girl": a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

    Noun

  • Meaning: a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
  • Example: his girlfriend kicked him out
  • Synonyms: girl girlfriend lady friend
  • Hypernyms: adult female lover woman
  • Pronunciation in US: /ɡɝl/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ɡɜːl/

    Meaning of "girl": a friendly informal reference to a grown woman

    Noun

  • Meaning: a friendly informal reference to a grown woman
  • Example: Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls
  • Synonyms: girl
  • Hypernyms: adult female woman
  • Pronunciation in US: /ɡɝl/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ɡɜːl/

    Synonyms:

    daughter, adolescent, teenager, lady, damsel, she, schoolgirl, young woman, mademoiselle, Ms, lassie, young lady,

    Antonyms:

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    girl in English: girl
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