girl
/ɡɵːl/ · noun
Meaning
- A female child, adolescent, or a young woman.
- A young female animal.
- (sometimes offensive) A woman, especially a young woman
- A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
- A queen (the playing card.)
- A term of endearment. (see usage notes)
- To feminize or girlify; to gender as a girl or as for girls.
- (somewhat informal) To staff with or as a girl or girls.
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