Definitions for girl

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girl girl

Spelling: [gurl]

IPA: /gɜrl/

Girl is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 23 anagrams from letters in girl (gilr).

Definitions for girl

noun

1. a female child, from birth to full growth.
2. a young, immature woman, especially formerly, an unmarried one.
3. a daughter:
4. Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a grown woman, especially when referred to familiarly:
5. a girlfriend; sweetheart.
6. Older Use: Usually Offensive. a female servant, as a maid.
7. Older Use: Usually Offensive. a female employee, especially an office assistant.
8. a female who is from or native to a given place:
9. girls, (used with a singular or plural verb) a range of sizes from 7 to 14, for garments made for girls. a garment in this size range. the department or section of a store where these garments are sold.
10. girls, Slang. one's breasts (usually preceded by the, my, etc., and primarily used self-referentially by women).

Origin of girl

1250-1300; Middle English gurle, girle, gerle child, young person; compare Old English gyrela, gi(e)rela, item of dress, apparel (presumably worn by the young in late OE period, and hence use

Examples for girl

But religious tolerance would be a wholesome goodie for every boy and girl.

You know that Milbrey girl must get her effrontery direct from where they make it.

Percival fancied there was a look almost of regret in the girl's eyes.

They awoke one morning to find the car on a siding at the One girl mine.

Going back amazed, he asked his companion who the girl he had seen could have been.

During his early attempts to become a director, he met Alma Reville, an English girl just one day younger than himself.

Once upon a time, a girl named Onika Maraj dreamed of being an actress.

They made quiet plans together, saying that when they had a child together, they wanted a girl called Grace.

The brother of a girl who made her debut in New Orleans society was shaking his fists in excitement.

To have married a girl who cared only for his money; that would have been dire enough.