girl
noun /ɡɜːl/
/ɡɜːrl/
Idioms - [countable] a female child
- a little girl of six
- a six-year-old girl
- a baby/young/teenage girl
- a pretty/beautiful girl
- The poor girl was scared out of her wits.
- Hello, girls and boys!
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesa1- When she was a little girl, she dreamed of becoming a ballerina.
- A crowd of teenage girls waited outside to catch a glimpse of the star.
- One of the girls giggled nervously.
- She's a bright little girl.
- Three people were injured, including a nine-year-old girl.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- baby
- little
- small
- …
- [countable] a daughter
- They have two girls and a boy.
- Our youngest girl is at college.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- baby
- little
- small
- …
- [countable] (sometimes offensive) a young woman
- He married the girl next door.
- It's a great way to meet girls.
- Alex is not interested in girls yet.
Extra Examples- Tracey is known for being a party girl.
- He met a French girl while he was at university.
- She handed her card over to the girl behind the counter.
- One of the girls at work told me about it.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- baby
- little
- small
- …
- [countable] (usually in compounds) (old-fashioned, offensive) a female worker
- an office girl
- [countable] (old-fashioned) a girlfriend
- He’s taking his girl home to meet his parents.
- girls[plural] (used especially as a form of address by women) the women in a group
- I'm having a night out with the girls.
- Good morning, girls!
- [singular] old girl (often offensive) an old woman, especially somebody’s wife or mother
- How is the old girl these days?
see also old girl
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a child or young person of either sex): perhaps related to Low German gör ‘child’.
Idioms
a big girl’s blouse
- (British English, informal) a weak man, who is not brave or confident