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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A female child.
  2. n. A daughter: our youngest girl.
  3. n. Often Offensive A woman, especially a young woman.
  4. n. Informal A woman socializing in a group of women: a night out with the girls.
  5. n. Informal Used as a familiar form of address to express support of or camaraderie with a woman.
  6. n. Informal A female sweetheart: cadets escorting their girls to the ball.
  7. n. Offensive A female servant or employee.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A young person of either sex; a child.
  2. n. A female child; any young person of the female sex; a young unmarried woman.
  3. n. In the language of the chase, a roebuck of two years old.
  4. n. A maid-servant.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A young female (in contrast to boy), usually a child or adolescent.
  2. n. Any woman, regardless of her age. See usage notes.
  3. n. A female servant; a maid. See usage notes.
  4. n. A boy with girl-like qualities, especially squeamishness.
  5. n. A queen (the playing card.)
  6. n. A term of endearment. See usage notes.
  7. n. a girlfriend.
  8. n. a daughter.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A young person of either sex; a child.
  2. n. A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden.
  3. n. A female servant; a maidservant.
  4. n. A roebuck two years old.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a young woman
  2. n. a female human offspring
  3. n. a friendly informal reference to a grown woman
  4. n. a youthful female person
  5. n. a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

Etymologies

  1. Middle English girle, child, girl.

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  • oroboros Long lashes lifting,
    Lips curving, blue eyes dancing,
    Ah! Enchanting smile. May 3, 2008

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