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Girl

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Noun

1. fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman

a young woman

Example Sentences:
'a young lady of 18'

2. female child, girl, little girl

a youthful female person

Example Sentences:
'the baby was a girl'
'the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle'

3. daughter, girl

a female human offspring

Example Sentences:
'her daughter cared for her in her old age'

4. girl, girlfriend, lady friend

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

Example Sentences:
'his girlfriend kicked him out'

5. girl

a friendly informal reference to a grown woman

Example Sentences:
'Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Girl

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noun
1. 
a female child from birth to young womanhood
2. 
a young unmarried woman; lass; maid
3. informal
a sweetheart or girlfriend
4. informal
a woman of any age
5.  an informal word for daughter
6. 
a female employee, esp a female servant
7. South Africa derogatory
a Black female servant of any age
8.  the girls

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Girl

see synonyms of girl
noun
1. 
a female child
2. 
a young, unmarried woman
3. 
a female servant or other employee
sometimes considered a patronizing term
4.  Informal
a woman of any age, married or single
sometimes considered a patronizing term
5.  Informal
a sweetheart of a boy or man
6.  Informal
a daughter

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Girl

see synonyms of girl
n.
1. A female child.
2. A daughter: our youngest girl.
3. Often Offensive A woman.
4. Informal
a. A woman socializing with a group of women: a night out with the girls.
b. Used as a familiar form of address to express support of or camaraderie with a woman.
5. Informal A female sweetheart: cadets escorting their girls to the ball.
6. Offensive A female servant or employee.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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