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girl definition

girl (gʉrl)

noun

  1. a female child
  2. a young, unmarried woman
  3. a female servant or other employee: sometimes considered a patronizing term
  4. Informal a woman of any age, married or single: sometimes considered a patronizing term
  5. Informal a sweetheart of a boy or man
  6. Informal a daughter

Etymology: ME girle, gurle, youngster of either sex < ? OE *gyrele, prob. akin to LowG göre, Ger dial. gör, girl < IE base *ĝher-, small > OIr gair, short

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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