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Giriama

girl


Definition: Meaning of, girl in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡəːl /

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Singular Plural
girl girls
[countable]
  1. child a female child [↪  boy]
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  2. daughter a daughter [↪  boy]
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  3. woman a word meaning a woman, especially a young woman, which is considered offensive by some women
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  4. the girls informal a group of women who are friends and often go out together
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  5. animal used when speaking to a female animal, especially a dog, cat, or horse [↪  boy]
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  6. girl American English spoken informal used by a woman when she is speaking to another woman she knows well
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  7. (you) go, girl! American English spoken informal used to encourage a girl or woman, or to say that you agree with what she is saying
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  8. girlfriend old-fashioned a word for a woman who you are having a romantic relationship with [=  girlfriend]
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  9. my girl old-fashioned used by an older person when speaking to a girl or woman who is younger than they are, or when they are annoyed
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  10. factory girl/shop girl/office girl old-fashioned a young woman who works in a factory, shop, office etc
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  11. servant old-fashioned a woman servant
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girl used in phrases

  • B-girl (noun)
    1. a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers
  • Campfire Girl (noun)
    1. a girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age 7-18
  • Essex girl (noun)
    1. derogatory a stereotype of a young woman characterized as unintelligent, promiscuous and materialistic
  • Gibson girl (noun)
    1. the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson
  • Girl Scout (noun)
    1. a SCOUT (= member of the Girl Scouts Association in the US) [↪  boy scout]
  • Girl Scouts (noun)
    1. an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training
  • It girl (noun)
    1. a fashionable and attractive young woman, especially one from a rich UPPER-CLASS family, who is well-known because she goes to a lot of fashionable events that people read about in newspapers and magazines
  • alpha girl (noun)
    1. a teenage girl who is the most important and powerful member of a group of girls who regularly spend time together. Alpha girls are typically confident, attractive, and determined to be successful. Often used humorously.
  • au pair girl (noun)
    1. a foreign girl serving as an au pair
  • bachelor girl (noun)
    1. a young unmarried woman who lives alone
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