1syllable
girl
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Definitions ofgirl
1noun
- A female child, adolescent, or a young woman.
- A young female animal.
- (sometimes offensive) A woman, especially a young woman
- A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
- A queen (the playing card.)
- A term of endearment. (see usage notes)
- One's girlfriend.
- One's daughter.
Example: "Your girl turned up on our doorstep."
- A roebuck two years old.
- Cocaine, especially in powder form.
- (somewhat childish) A female (tree, gene, etc).
- A boy or man who is weak or sentimental.
Example: "Don't be such a girl!"
1verb
- To feminize or girlify; to gender as a girl or as for girls.
- (somewhat informal) To staff with or as a girl or girls.
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