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girl
noun
a
female
child
or
young
female
person
•
The
little
girl
laughed
as
she
chased
butterflies
across
the
garden
.
The
little
girl
laughed
as
she
chased
butterflies
across
the
garden
.
•
A
shy
girl
stood
behind
her
mother
on
the
first
day
of
school
.
A
shy
girl
stood
behind
her
mother
on
the
first
day
of
school
.
Old
English
‘
gyrle
’
or
‘
gerle
’,
meaning
a
child
of
either
sex
,
gradually
narrowed
in
Middle
English
to
refer
specifically
to
a
female
child
.
noun
someone
’
s
daughter
,
especially
when
spoken
of
affectionately
•
Dad
always
keeps
a
photo
of
his
girl
on
his
desk
at
work
.
Dad
always
keeps
a
photo
of
his
girl
on
his
desk
at
work
.
•
“
I
’
m
so
proud
of
my
girl
for
graduating
today
,”
the
mother
said
,
wiping
away
tears
.
“
I
’
m
so
proud
of
my
girl
for
graduating
today
,”
the
mother
said
,
wiping
away
tears
.
noun
informal
:
a
young
woman
who
is
someone
’
s
romantic
partner
•
Evan
took
his
girl
to
the
movies
on
Friday
night
.
Evan
took
his
girl
to
the
movies
on
Friday
night
.
•
He
wrote
a
song
for
his
girl
on
her
birthday
.
He
wrote
a
song
for
his
girl
on
her
birthday
.
girlfriend
noun
a
woman
or
girl
with
whom
someone
is
having
a
romantic
relationship
or
is
dating
•
Tom
introduced
Emily
as
his
new
girlfriend
at
the
party
.
Tom
introduced
Emily
as
his
new
girlfriend
at
the
party
.
•
I
’
m
taking
my
girlfriend
to
a
fancy
restaurant
for
her
birthday
.
I
’
m
taking
my
girlfriend
to
a
fancy
restaurant
for
her
birthday
.
Formed
by
combining
girl
+
friend
in
the
late
19th
century
to
specify
a
female
romantic
partner
.
noun
a
female
friend
,
especially
one
woman
’
s
close
female
companion
•
On
Saturday
,
Carla
had
lunch
with
her
best
girlfriend
from
college
.
On
Saturday
,
Carla
had
lunch
with
her
best
girlfriend
from
college
.
•
Whenever
I
need
advice
,
I
call
a
girlfriend
to
talk
things
through
.
Whenever
I
need
advice
,
I
call
a
girlfriend
to
talk
things
through
.
Extension
of
the
romantic
sense
;
in
North
American
English
from
the
mid-20th
century
,
women
began
using
girlfriend
to
mean
a
close
female
friend
.