girl
girl Lexical Profile
girl Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A female child or adolescent from birth until adulthood.
"The young girl learned how to ride her bicycle down the quiet neighborhood street."
A female child considered in relation to her parents; a daughter.
"They are proud parents of two boys and a baby girl."
A young or adult woman, especially when used informally among female friends or to refer to a female sweetheart.
"She planned a weekend trip to the coast with the girls from her college dormitory."
Word Nuance & Usage
While commonly used in informal settings among adult women to express camaraderie (e.g., "hanging out with the girls"), referring to adult women as "girls" in professional or formal contexts can be perceived as patronizing or diminutive.
• Rhymes for girl
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in Middle English around 1300 as 'girle' or 'gyrle', originally referring to a child or young person of either sex before narrowing in the 15th century to mean specifically a female child.