See Also: old girl(dictionary)
girl(dictionary)
day girl(dictionary)
girl(medicine)
girl(2)(dictionary)
girl(1)(dictionary)
chorus girl(dictionary)
cover girl(dictionary)
flower girl(dictionary)
girl Friday(dictionary)

girl (oh)



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1 ?child?
2 ?daughter?
3 ?woman?
4 the girls
5 ?animal?
6 girl
7 (you) go, girl!
8 ?girlfriend?
9 my girl
10 factory girl/shop girl/office girl
11 ?servant?
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[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: gurle, girle 'child, young person' (13-15 centuries), of unknown origin]
?CHILD?
a female child
-see also boy boy
::Both boys and girls can apply to join the choir.
little/small/young girl
::I've known Mollie ever since I was a little girl.
five-year-old girl/girl of ten etc
::The patient was a girl of twelve.
::Girls! Please be quiet.
::a teenage girl
?DAUGHTER?
a daughter
-see also boy boy
::They have two girls and a boy.
sb's little girl
::How old's your little girl (=somebody's young daughter) now?
::Time for bed, girls!
?WOMAN?
a word meaning a woman, especially a young woman, which is considered offensive by some women
::I'll invite some of the girls from the office.
::Steve's married to a lovely Dutch girl.
the girls
informal a group of women who are friends and often go out together
::I'm going out with the girls tonight.
?ANIMAL?
used when speaking to a female animal, especially a dog, cat, or horse
-see also boy boy
::Bring me the stick. Good girl!
girl
AmE spoken informal used by a woman when she is speaking to another woman she knows well
::Hey, girl. What's up?
(you) go, girl!
AmE spoken informal used to encourage a girl or woman, or to say that you agree with what she is saying
?GIRLFRIEND?
old-fashioned a word for a woman who you are having a romantic relationship with
-synonym girlfriend girlfriend
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
::Just listen to me, my girl!
factory girl/shop girl/office girl
old-fashioned a young woman who works in a factory, shop, office etc
?SERVANT?
old-fashioned a woman servant
-see also old girl