girl

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 human; (in contrast to boy), a female child or young adult.
2. n. Any woman, regardless of her age. See usage notes.
3. n. A female servant; a maid. See usage notes.
4. n. figuratively, pejorative A boy with girl-like qualities, especially squeamishness.
5. n. colloquial A term of endearment. See usage notes.
6. n. A girlfriend.
7. n. A daughter.
8. n. UK, dialect, obsolete A roebuck two years old.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. obsolete 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. United States A female servant; a maidservant.
4. n. (Zoöl.), Prov. Eng. 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