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girlhood

[gurl-hood] / ˈgɜrl hʊd /








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It’s also a part of girlhood and a point of connection between younger girls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

She’s a poet, and I think she really understands girlhood — the pining and the wanting to be accepted — and she does it in such a beautiful and majestic way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

“This is such a girlhood experience,” said Littleton, who plans to enlist in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

In the 1980s, animated Disney princesses were not the omnipresent texts of girlhood they became the following decade, but Cinderella stories were nevertheless everywhere you looked.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026

My girlhood trails behind me like fading notes of music.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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