GIRL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of girl in English

girl
noun
us
/ɡɝːl/ uk
/ɡɜːl/
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A1 [ C ]
a female child or young woman, especially one still at school:
Two girls showed us round the classrooms.
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a child
  • childWhen I was a child, the summers seemed to go on forever.
  • boyThere's a new boy in my class.
  • girlThe girl's name is Sally.
  • kidI'm off to pick up the kids from school.
  • kiddieHe's taking all the neighborhood kiddies to the zoo.
  • little oneHe's got a little one at home.
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A1 [ C ]
a daughter:
We have two girls.
My little girl is five.
[ C usually plural ] old-fashioned
a woman worker, especially when seen as one of a group:
shop/office girls
the girls B1 [ plural ]
a group of female friends:
I'm going out with the girls tonight.
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a big/great girl's blouse
(Definition of girl from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

girl | Intermediate English

girl
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈɡɜrl/
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a female child or, more generally, a female of any age:
Two little girls showed us around the kindergarten.
The girls’ basketball team is undefeated.
Girl sometimes means daughter:
We have two girls, a six-year-old and an eight-year-old.
Note:
  • Many adult women consider it offensive to be called girls by other people, esp. men, although this was common in the past, and they might still call themselves or their friends girls.
(Definition of girl from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of girl

girl
She was just like your typical high school girl.
From Chicago Tribune
She was not referring to the treatment of girls by male students, however.
From Foreign Policy
Us girls would try to mimic the recipes and it's just not the same.
From NBCNews.com
Can't a girl have a sick day or two?
From The Hill
A young girl is not friends with a man!
From Huffington Post
Eight girls vied for the crown last month.
From Los Angeles Times
Moments later, one of his girls intercepts a deflected pass.
From Washington Times
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Collocations with girl

girl

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adolescent girl
Adolescent girls were also involved in fish-processing, helping adult women: they cleaned grills, packed fish, filled cans with different preservatives and so on.
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attractive girl
A very attractive girl, she only has small part in the episode.
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baby girl
One said she would give birth to a baby boy and the other said she would give birth to a baby girl.
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Translations of girl

in Chinese (Traditional)
（尤指學齡階段的）女孩，姑娘, 女兒, （尤指被視作團隊一員的）女職員，女工…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（尤指学龄阶段的）女孩，姑娘, 女儿, （尤指被视作团队一员的）女职员，女工…
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niña, hija, chica…
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menina, garota, moça…
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女の子, 少女, 娘（むすめ）…
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kız, kız (çocuğu), genç kadın…
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fille [feminine], (jeune) fille [feminine], fille…
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nena, noia…
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meisje…
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ஒரு பெண் குழந்தை அல்லது இளம் பெண், குறிப்பாக பள்ளியில் படித்துக்கொண்டு இருக்கும் ஒருவர், மகள்…
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लड़की, बेटी…
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pige…
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flicka…
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девочка, девушка…
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అమ్మాయి/ స్త్రీ, అమ్మాయి…
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فَتاة…
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মেয়ে, একটি ছোটো মেয়ে বা কিশোরী, বিশেষত এমন কেউ যে এখনও স্কুলে…
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holčička, dívka…
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anak perempuan, gadis…
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เด็กผู้หญิง, หญิงสาว…
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dziewczynka, dziewczyna…
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