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- Dictionarygirl/ɡəːl/
noun
- 1. a female child: "a six-year-old girl" Similar
- 2. a young or relatively young woman: "I haven't got the time to meet girls" Similar
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Learn the various meanings and uses of the word girl, from a female child to a young woman, a girlfriend, or a pet. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of girl.
a female child or young woman, especially one still at school: Two girls showed us round the classrooms. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. a child. child When I was a child the summers seemed to go on for ever. boy There's a new boy in my class. girl The girl's name is Sally. kid I'm off to pick up the kids from school.
noun. a female child, from birth to full growth. a young, immature woman, especially formerly, an unmarried one. a daughter: My wife and I have two girls. Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a grown woman, especially when referred to familiarly: She's having the girls over for bridge next week. a girlfriend; sweetheart.
Learn the meaning of girl as a noun for a female child or young woman, or a group of female friends. See translations of girl in different languages and examples of usage.
A girl is a female child, a young woman, or a sweetheart, depending on the context. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, usage, and origin of the word girl in British and American English.
A girl is a young woman, or a female child. If you have a 3-year-old daughter you have a little girl. Girl comes from the Middle English garl, but no one knows where that word came from. It used to mean a child of either sex, but now it's only used for female children, paired with the word boy.
Definition of girl noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
