girl

About 66.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A female child.

   I saw a little girl feeding, brushing, and talking to a heifer.

2. noun A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.

   He has a crush on a girl at work. We were kidding with him yesterday about his work crush.

3. noun A term of address to a female

   Hey, girl, I haven't seen you since last week! Where you been?

4. noun One's girlfriend.

   He lucked out with that girl of his. Smart, sweet, sassy, and pretty too.

5. noun One's daughter.

   Your girl turned up on our doorstep. She was crying about the argument on the playground. We let her vent.

6. noun A female friend.
7. noun A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.

   Hey, Tricksy, come here, girl! Do you want a treat? Yes, you love those biscuits, don't you! What a good girl! Here's another!

8. noun A female (tree, gene, etc).

   Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?

Similar words

little girl lady friend girlfriend young lady daughter child miss missy female child fille

Often followed by

who in was of and with is to had

Word family

girlhood girlhoods girls