Definitions for GIRL
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille(noun)

   a young woman

   "a young lady of 18"

2. female child, girl, little girl(noun)

   a youthful female person

   "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle"

3. daughter, girl(noun)

   a female human offspring

   "her daughter cared for her in her old age"

4. girlfriend, girl, lady friend(noun)

   a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

   "his girlfriend kicked him out"

5. girl(noun)

   a friendly informal reference to a grown woman

   "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. girl(Noun)

   A young female (in contrast to boy), usually a child or adolescent.

   Amanda is a girl of 16.

2. girl(Noun)

   Any woman, regardless of her age. See usage notes.

3. girl(Noun)

   A female servant; a maid. See usage notes.

4. girl(Noun)

   A boy with girl-like qualities, especially squeamishness.

   Stop being such a girl and punch back.

5. girl(Noun)

   A queen (the playing card.)

6. girl(Noun)

   A term of endearment. See usage notes.

7. girl(Noun)

   a girlfriend.

   I'm going to meet my girl over there.

8. girl(Noun)

   a daughter.

   Your girl turned up on our doorstep.

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Girl(noun)

   a young person of either sex; a child

   Etymology: [OE. girle, gerle, gurle, a girl (in sense 1): cf. LG. gr child.]

2. Girl(noun)

   a female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden

   Etymology: [OE. girle, gerle, gurle, a girl (in sense 1): cf. LG. gr child.]

3. Girl(noun)

   a female servant; a maidservant

   Etymology: [OE. girle, gerle, gurle, a girl (in sense 1): cf. LG. gr child.]

4. Girl(noun)

   a roebuck two years old

   Etymology: [OE. girle, gerle, gurle, a girl (in sense 1): cf. LG. gr child.]

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Girl

   A girl is any female human from birth through childhood and adolescence to attainment of adulthood when she becomes a woman. The term may also be used to mean a young woman. The word is also often used as a synonym for daughter.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Girl

   gėrl, n. a female child: a young unmarried woman: a maid-servant.—n. Girl′hood, the state or time of being a girl.—adj. Girl′ish, of or like a girl.—adv. Girl′ishly—n. Girl′ishness. [Prob. from Old Low Ger. gör, a child, with dim. suffix -l.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. girl

   A female human being with a vagina.

   A girl has distinct bodily functions to a boy.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020  

2. girl

   A human being that produces ovum.

   A girl has distinct bodily functions different to a boy.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020  

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1. girl

   Song lyrics by girl -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by girl on the Lyrics.com website.

2. GIRL

   What does GIRL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GIRL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'GIRL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #643

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'GIRL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #553

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'GIRL' in Nouns Frequency: #115

Anagrams for GIRL »

1. LIRG

How to pronounce GIRL?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GIRL in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GIRL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of GIRL in a Sentence

1. Marilyn Monroe:

   Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.

2. Paraguayan Health Minister Antonio Barrios:

   There is no indication that the health of the (girl) is at risk ... therefore we are not, from any point of view, in favor of the termination of the pregnancy.

3. Rob Didato:

   A couple of guys just got together and said it’s ridiculous that this girl can’t get a new chair, I guess it was insurance issues, and they said, 'We should start a campaign,’.

4. The Reinards:

   Whether I agree or not, you keep that out of school. His student asked him for help, and he failed as a teacher. At minimum, he owes my little girl a public apology.

5. Andy McIlvaine:

   I thought he was going to give me a drink ticket, he said 'Have fun, good luck and go get your girl. Here at Southwest we’re all about love.'.

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