girl

[Girl]

A girl is a young woman, or a female child. If you have a 3 year old daughter you have a little girl.

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A young person of either sex; a child.

Noun
a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"

Noun
a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle"

Noun
a young woman; "a young lady of 18"

Noun
a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls"

Noun
a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out"

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n.
A young person of either sex; a child.

n.
A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden.

n.
A female servant; a maidservant.

n.
A roebuck two years old.


Girl

Girl , n. [OE. girle, gerle, gurle, a girl (in sense 1): cf. LG. g'94r child.] 1. A young person of either sex; a child. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden. 3. A female servant; a maidservant. [U. S.] 4. (Zo'94l.) A roebuck two years old. [Prov. Eng.]

A young person of either sex; a child.

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Usage Examples

As the only girl growing up among three brothers, I was always afraid of being excluded. If there was a game to be played, a sport to be learned, a competition to join, I was on my feet and ready. I didn't spend much time alone for fear that I'd miss out.

'Aladdin' was probably my favorite Disney animation when I was a kid. The animation was great and Robin Williams was unbelievable as the Genie. 'Aladdin' was an amazing adventure and the lead character was a hero for guys, which I loved. It wasn't a princess or a girl beating the odds it was a street rat. That seemed really cool to me.

All my favorite stars, my family and my friends are here. I'm having the happiest birthday that an 18-year-old girl could ever have.

As a standup, I try to change the world. As an entertainer, I try to entertain. And as a lesbian, I try to pick up the prettiest girl in the room.

A girl came up to me in a bar and said she wanted to be my apple pie. I wish I'd said something cool, but I was stunned.

As a little girl I used to daydream about my real father coming on a white horse to rescue me.

Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.

A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as if she were plain.

Misspelled Form

girl, fgirl, tgirl, ygirl, hgirl, bgirl, vgirl, firl, tirl, yirl, hirl, birl, virl, gfirl, gtirl, gyirl, ghirl, gbirl, gvirl, guirl, g8irl, g9irl, goirl, gjirl, gkirl, gurl, g8rl, g9rl, gorl, gjrl, gkrl, giurl, gi8rl, gi9rl, giorl, gijrl, gikrl, gierl, gi4rl, gi5rl, gitrl, gifrl, giel, gi4l, gi5l, gitl, gifl, girel, gir4l, gir5l, girtl, girfl, girkl, girol, girpl, gir:l, girk, giro, girp, gir:, girlk, girlo, girlp, girl:.

Other Usage Examples

A girl phoned me the other day and said... 'Come on over, there's nobody home.' I went over. Nobody was home.

"I told my mom, 'I'm not buying another magazine until I can get past this thought of looking like the girl on the cover'. She said, ""Miley, you are the girl on the cover,' and I was, like, 'I know, but I don't feel like that girl every day.' You can't always feel perfect."

A simple compliment goes a really long way - for a guy to just come over and say, 'You have great hair' or 'I really like your dress,' and then just smile and walk away. That's a great move, because he's sort of putting himself out there by doing that, but it won't lead to any embarrassment if the girl isn't interested.

Badges mean nothing in themselves, but they mark a certain achievement and they are a link between the rich and the poor. For when one girl sees a badge on a sister Scout's arm, if that girl has won the same badge, it at once awakens an interest and sympathy between them.

A little girl who finds a puzzle frustrating might ask her busy mother (or teacher) for help. The child gets one message if her mother expresses clear pleasure at the request and quite another if mommy responds with a curt 'Don't bother me - I've got important work to do.'

Advancements in technology have become so commonplace that sometimes we forget to stop and think about how incredible it is that a girl on her laptop in Texas can see photos and cell phone video in real time that a young college student has posted of a rally he's at in Iran.

A pain stabbed my heart as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world.

A wedding is such a girl thing.

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

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