noun
girl
GURL/ɡɜːrl/
A female child or young woman.
The girl waits for her father outside the school.
Etymology
Middle English gyrle could mean a child of either sex, though it was often used of females. The meaning later narrowed to a female child or young woman; the word’s deeper origin remains unknown.
In context
wonder what could the little woman possibly mean by calling her a sorceress and saying she had killed the Wicked Witch of the East Dorothy was an innocent harmless little girl
More examples
- Three girls joined the team.
- She was a curious little girl.
- The girls shared their lunch.
Forms
girl · girls
girlhood noun — the period of being a girl
Similar words
- lass
- Traditional, especially Scottish or northern British term.