girl
♦♦♦ girl /g'ɜːrl/ (girls)
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A girl is a female child.
...an eleven year old girl...
I must have been a horrid little girl.
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You can refer to someone's daughter as a girl.
We had a little girl.
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Young women are often referred to as girls. This use could cause offence.
...a pretty twenty-year-old girl.
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Some people refer to a man's girlfriend as his girl. (INFORMAL)
I've been with my girl for nine years.ball girl (ball girls)
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In a tennis match, the ball girls pick up any balls that go into the net or off the court and throw them back to the players. In a baseball game, the ball girls are in charge of collecting the balls that are hit out of the field.call girl (call girls)
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A call girl is a prostitute who makes appointments by telephone.cho|rus girl (chorus girls)
also chorus-girl
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A chorus girl is a young woman who sings or dances as part of a group in a show or film.cov|er girl (cover girls)
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A cover girl is an attractive woman whose photograph appears on the front of a magazine.girl band (girl bands)
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A girl band is a band consisting of young women who sing pop music and dance.head girl (head girls)
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The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions. (BRIT)old girl (old girls)
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You can refer to a woman who used to be a pupil at a particular school or university as an old girl. (BRIT)
...the St Mary's Ascot Old Girls' Reunion Lunch.weath|er girl (weather girls)
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A weather girl is a young woman who presents weather forecasts at regular times on television or radio.
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A girl is a female child.
...an eleven year old girl...
I must have been a horrid little girl.
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You can refer to someone's daughter as a girl.
We had a little girl.
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Young women are often referred to as girls. This use could cause offence.
...a pretty twenty-year-old girl.
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Some people refer to a man's girlfriend as his girl. (INFORMAL)
I've been with my girl for nine years.ball girl (ball girls)
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In a tennis match, the ball girls pick up any balls that go into the net or off the court and throw them back to the players. In a baseball game, the ball girls are in charge of collecting the balls that are hit out of the field.call girl (call girls)
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A call girl is a prostitute who makes appointments by telephone.cho|rus girl (chorus girls)
also chorus-girl
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A chorus girl is a young woman who sings or dances as part of a group in a show or film.cov|er girl (cover girls)
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A cover girl is an attractive woman whose photograph appears on the front of a magazine.girl band (girl bands)
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A girl band is a band consisting of young women who sing pop music and dance.head girl (head girls)
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The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions. (BRIT)old girl (old girls)
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You can refer to a woman who used to be a pupil at a particular school or university as an old girl. (BRIT)
...the St Mary's Ascot Old Girls' Reunion Lunch.weath|er girl (weather girls)
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A weather girl is a young woman who presents weather forecasts at regular times on television or radio.