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girl

Definition for girl

noun as in female child

Strongest matches

child, kid, little one, young one, youngster

Strong matches

daughter, gamine, schoolgirl

Weak matches

hoyden, pixie, tomboy

noun as in young female person

Strong matches

damsel, gal, lass, lassie, mademoiselle, miss

Weak match

lady

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From my all-girls school on the Upper East Side, I’d head a few miles north to 115th Street and sit at a miniature table with a young girl.

According to law enforcement sources, the singer and the girl met online.

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A five-year-old girl has conquered Britain's highest mountain in challenging wintry conditions "to help raise pennies for the girls and boys who need help".

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When she got the script for the episode, Whitaker, who admits she “wasn’t a ‘Lord of the Rings’ girl growing up,” binged the movies, eager to pull off the antics in the scene.

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“And I said, ‘That girl is going to play the lead in my next film.’”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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