Synonyms: female child, schoolgirl, lass, lassie [informal] More Synonyms of girl
2. countable noun
You can refer to someone's daughter as a girl.
We had a little girl.
3. countable noun
Young women are sometimes referred to as girls. This use could cause offence.
...a pretty twenty-year-old girl.
4. countable noun
Some people use girl to refer to a person's girlfriend.
[informal]
I've been with my girl for nine years.
More Synonyms of girl
girl in British English
(ɡɜːl)
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
▶ USAGE The use of girl as in meaning 4, to refer to a woman of any age, is highly likely to be considered old-fashionedor to cause offence
Word origin
C13: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Low German Göre boy, girl
girl in American English
(ɡɜːrl)
noun
1.
a female child, from birth to full growth
2.
a young, immature woman, esp. formerly, an unmarried one
3.
a daughter
My wife and I have two girls
4. informal, sometimes offensive
a grown woman, esp. when referred to familiarly
She's having the girls over for bridge next week
5.
girlfriend; sweetheart
6. often offensive
a female servant
7. usually offensive
a female employee
8.
a female who is from or native to a given place
She's a Missouri girl
9. See girls
Just as many mature men, even young men, resent being referred to as boys, many adult women today are offended if referred to as girls, or the less formal gals. Such terms as the girls in reference to a group of women, girl or gal friday in reference to a female secretary or assistant, and bachelor girl in reference to an unmarried woman are increasingly regarded as offensive, and working girl in the sense “a woman who works” is declining in use.
Word origin
[1250–1300; ME gurle, girle, gerle child, young person; cf. OE gyrela, gi(e)rela, item of dress, apparel (presumably worn by the young in late OE period, and henceused as a metonym)]
Synonyms of 'girl'
female child, schoolgirl, lass, lassie
daughter, female child
young woman, maiden, maid, lass
More Synonyms of girl
In other languages
girl
British English: girl /ɡɜːl/ NOUN
A girl is a female child.
...an eleven-year-old girl.
American English: girl
Arabic: بِنْت
Brazilian Portuguese: menina
Chinese: 女孩
Croatian: djevojčica
Czech: dívka
Danish: pige
Dutch: meisje
European Spanish: chica
Finnish: tyttö
French: fille jeune femme
German: Mädchen
Greek: κορίτσι
Italian: ragazza
Japanese: 少女
Korean: 소녀
Norwegian: jente
Polish: dziewczyna
European Portuguese: menina
Romanian: fată
Russian: девочка
Latin American Spanish: muchacha
Swedish: flicka
Thai: เด็กผู้หญิง
Turkish: kız
Ukrainian: дівчина
Vietnamese: con gái nữ
All related terms of 'girl'
B-girl
a female break dancer
It girl
Journalists sometimes use It-girl to describe a young woman who is well-known because she goes to the most fashionable places and events and knows famous people.
baby girl
a female baby
ball girl
In a tennis match , the ball girls pick up any balls that go into the net or off the court and throw them back to the players . In a baseball game , the ball girls are in charge of collecting the balls that are hit out of the field .
bar girl
an attractive girl employed by the management of a bar to befriend male customers and encourage them to buy drinks
best girl
one's sweetheart
call girl
A call girl is a prostitute who makes appointments by telephone.
day girl
a girl who attends a boarding school daily , but returns home each evening
girl band
A girl band is a band consisting of young women who sing pop music and dance .
girl gang
A gang is a group of people, especially young people, who go around together and often deliberately cause trouble .
head girl
The head girl of a school is a senior female student who often represents the school on public occasions .
land girl
a girl or woman who does farm work, esp in wartime
mill girl
a girl or woman who works in a mill
old girl
You can refer to a woman who used to be a pupil at a particular school or university as an old girl .
show girl
a young woman who appears in variety shows , nightclub acts, etc, esp as a singer or dancer
vice girl
a woman who works as a prostitute
altar girl
In the Roman Catholic church, an altar girl is a girl who helps the priest during Mass.
barrow girl
A barrow girl is a woman or girl who sells fruit or other goods from a barrow in the street .
bunny girl
a night-club hostess whose costume includes a rabbit-like tail and ears
chorus girl
A chorus girl is a young woman who sings or dances as part of a group in a show or film .
cover girl
A cover girl is an attractive woman whose photograph appears on the front of a magazine.
Essex girl
a characterization of a young woman from the Essex area, supposed as being materialistic and lacking in taste
flower girl
a girl or woman who sells flowers in the street
funny girl
a woman who is funny or who is a comedian
geezer girl
a young woman who behaves in an aggressive manner
Gibson girl
the ideal fashionable American girl of the late 1890s and early 1900s, as portrayed in the drawings of Charles Dana Gibson , 1867–1944, US illustrator
girl Friday
a female employee who has a wide range of duties , usually including secretarial and clerical work
Girl Guide
In Britain , the Guides used to be called the Girl Guides .
girl power
an assertiveness and self-confidence shown by girls and young women
Girl Scout
In the United States , the Girl Scouts is an organization similar to → Guides .
golden girl
a woman or girl who is especially popular and successful
office girl
An office girl is a young woman, especially one who has just left school, who is employed in an office to do simple tasks .
party girl
a girl or woman who is interested in little else besides attending parties
stable girl
A stable girl is a young woman who works in a stable looking after the horses.
teddy girl
a girl companion to a teddy boy
Valley girl
an affluent young Californian woman, typically considered as being excessively concerned with physical appearance and social status
wonder girl
an outstanding girl or woman
bachelor girl
a young unmarried woman , esp one who is self-supporting
backroom girl
You can refer to a woman as a backroom girl when she does important work in an organization and has good ideas but is not seen or known about by the public .
birthday girl
the girl or woman whose birthday is being celebrated
checkout girl
a female employee who works on a supermarket checkout
convent girl
a girl who goes to or has been to a convent school
dancing girl
a professional female dancer who dances to entertain customers at a club, theatre , etc
girl-watching
the activity of looking at young women to enjoy their attractiveness, perhaps with a view to starting a relationship
glamour girl
a glamorous young woman
marching girl
one of a team of girls dressed in fancy uniform who perform marching formations
servant girl
a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
sweater girl
a young woman or girl with large breasts who wears tight sweaters
weather girl
a young woman who presents weather forecasts
working girl
a girl or woman who works, esp one who supports herself
Chinese translation of 'girl'
girl
(ɡəːl)
n(c)
(= child) 女孩 (nǚhái) (个(個), gè)
(= young woman, woman) 姑娘 (gūniang) (个(個), gè)
⇒ She's a good-looking girl.她是个漂亮的姑娘。 (Tā shì gè piàoliang de gūniang.)
(= daughter) 女儿(兒) (nǚ'ér) (个(個), gè)
⇒ She has two girls and a boy.她有两个女儿和一个儿子。 (Tā yǒu liǎng gè nǚér hé yī gè érzi.)
All related terms of 'girl'
a girl
一个(個)女孩 yī gè nǚhái
Girl Scout
( person ) 女童子军(軍)成员(員) Nǚ Tóngzǐjūn Chéngyuán
paper girl
送报(報)女孩 sòngbào nǚhái [ 个(個) gè ]
the girl who came in
进(進)来(來)的那个(個)女孩 jìnlai de nàge nǚhái
the girl that came in
进(進)来(來)的那个(個)女孩 jìnlái de nàge nǚhái
the man/girl/house/book
男人/女孩/房子/书(書) nánrén/nǚhái/fángzi/shū
a girl came into the room
一个(個)女孩进(進)了房间(間) yī gè nǚhái jìnle fángjiān
1 (noun)
Definition
a female child
an eleven-year-old girl
Synonyms
female child
schoolgirl
lass
lassie (informal)
miss (old-fashioned, or derogatory)
a little miss of seven years of age
maiden (archaic)
stories of adventures with knights, wizards and maidens
maid (archaic)
But can he win back the heart of this fair maid?
2 (noun)
My sister has two little girls.
Synonyms
daughter
He had a daughter aged seventeen.
female child
related words
related phobiaparthenophobia
Additional synonyms
in the sense of maid
Definition
a young unmarried girl
But can he win back the heart of this fair maid?
Synonyms
girl,
maiden (archaic, literary),
lass,
miss (old-fashioned, derogatory),
nymph (poetic),
damsel,
lassie (informal)
in the sense of maiden
Definition
a young unmarried girl, esp. a virgin
stories of adventures with knights, wizards and maidens