- girl
- girlW1S1 [gə:l US gə:rl] n▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(child)¦2¦(daughter)¦3¦(woman)¦4 the girls5¦(animal)¦6 girl7 (you) go, girl!8¦(girlfriend)¦9 my girl10 factory girl/shop girl/office girl11¦(servant)¦▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: gurle, girle 'child, young person' (13-15 centuries), of unknown origin]1.) ¦(CHILD)¦a female child→↑boy▪ Both boys and girls can apply to join the choir.little/small/young girl▪ I've known Mollie ever since I was a little girl.five-year-old girl/girl of ten etc▪ The patient was a girl of twelve.▪ Girls! Please be quiet.▪ a teenage girl2.) ¦(DAUGHTER)¦a daughter→↑boy▪ They have two girls and a boy.sb's little girl▪ How old's your little girl (=somebody's young daughter) now?▪ Time for bed, girls!3.) ¦(WOMAN)¦a word meaning a woman, especially a young woman, which is considered offensive by some women▪ I'll invite some of the girls from the office.▪ Steve's married to a lovely Dutch girl.4.) the girls informala group of women who are friends and often go out together▪ I'm going out with the girls tonight.5.) ¦(ANIMAL)¦used when speaking to a female animal, especially a dog, cat, or horse→↑boy▪ Bring me the stick. Good girl!6.) girlAmE spoken informal used by a woman when she is speaking to another woman she knows well▪ Hey, girl. What's up?7.) (you) go, girl!AmE spoken informal used to encourage a girl or woman, or to say that you agree with what she is saying8.) ¦(GIRLFRIEND)¦old-fashioned a word for a woman who you are having a romantic relationship with= ↑girlfriend9.) my girlold-fashioned used by an older person when speaking to a girl or woman who is younger than they are, or when they are annoyed▪ Just listen to me, my girl!10.) factory girl/shop girl/office girlold-fashioned a young woman who works in a factory, shop, office etc11.) ¦(SERVANT)¦old-fashioned a woman servant→↑old girl
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
