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girl  /ˈɡɜrl/ ? Meaning of "girl"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a young woman
  2. (n) a youthful female person
  3. (n) a female human offspring
  4. (n) a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
  5. (n) a friendly informal reference to a grown woman

Synonym(s)

female child, little girl, fille, miss, missy, young lady

Antonyms(s)

boy

Usage(s):

  1. It wasn't so long ago when a boy who liked a girl had two choices.
  2. This was not a girl who was ever going to grow up, he says.
  3. The parents of the British girl who went missing in Portugal are now under suspicion, but much about the case remains a baffling mystery.

Quotes

  1. "I saw a girl who was trying to help her boyfriend out of the train, but he was dead," Zhang said.
    on Apr 29, 2008 By: Zhang Jun Source: FOXNews

  2. Her publicist Max Clifford said she would "be remembered as a young girl who has, and who will, save an awful lot of lives. She was a very, very brave girl," he said in a statement to media. "And she faced her death in the way she faced her...
    on Mar 22, 2009 By: Max Clifford Source: Reuters

  3. As for the Daily News story that said Clemens was 28 when he began in improper relationship with McCready, Clemens said: "Now, I have been accused of having an improper relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Nothing could be further from the truth....
    on May 5, 2008 By: Roger Clemens Source: USA Today

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