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English noun: girl | |||
| 1. | girl (person) a young woman | ||
| Samples | A young lady of 18. | ||
| Synonyms | fille, miss, missy, young lady, young woman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult female, woman | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | babe, baby, belle, bimbo, bird, chachka, chick, chit, colleen, dame, doll, flapper, gal, gamine, Gibson girl, hoyden, jeune fille, lass, lassie, maid, maiden, May queen, mill-girl, party girl, peri, queen of the May, ring girl, romp, rosebud, sex bomb, sex kitten, sexpot, shop girl, sister, skirt, soubrette, sweater girl, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tomboy, tsatske, tshatshke, valley girl, wench, working girl, young girl | ||
| 2. | girl (person) a youthful female person | ||
| Samples | The baby was a girl. The girls were just learning to ride a tricycle. | ||
| Synonyms | female child, little girl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | female, female person | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Campfire Girl, farm girl, flower girl, moppet, schoolgirl, Scout | ||
| Antonyms | boy, male child | ||
| 3. | girl (person) a female human offspring | ||
| Samples | Her daughter cared for her in her old age. | ||
| Synonyms | daughter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | female offspring | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mother's daughter | ||
| Antonyms | son, boy | ||
| 4. | girl (person) a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved | ||
| Samples | His girlfriend kicked him out. | ||
| Synonyms | girlfriend, lady friend | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult female, lover, woman | ||
| 5. | girl (person) a friendly informal reference to a grown woman | ||
| Samples | Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult female, woman | ||
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