English Dictionary
Definition girl in British English
girl nounWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable]nounWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ɡɜː(r)l/
Words that may cause offence: girl
People sometimes say girl to refer to a young adult woman, but this use may cause offence. Avoid using girl if it would seem wrong to use boy about a young man of the same age. Do not use girl about an adult woman.
Synonyms and related words
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a female adult, especially a young one. This use is considered offensive by many women
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call girl (noun)
chalet girl (noun)
chorus girl (noun)
cover girl (noun)
daddy's (little) girl (noun)
day girl (noun)
flower girl (noun)
girl (noun)
girl band (noun)
girl crush (noun)
girl Friday (noun)
Girl Guide (noun)
golden girl (noun)
good (phrase)
good-time girl (noun)
grid girl (noun)
head girl (noun)
It girl (noun)
land girl (noun)
manic pixie dream girl (noun)
my girl (phrase)
office girl ()
old girl ()
Page Three girl (noun)
paper girl (noun)
podium girl (noun)
someone’s girl (phrase)
someone’s little (phrase)
stable girl (noun)
that’s a etc (phrase)
the next door (phrase)
there’s a etc (phrase)
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walk-on girl (noun)
working girl (noun)