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girl

/ˈɡɜɹl/ noun A1
  1. A female child. (countable, uncountable) · I saw a little girl feeding, brushing, and talking to a heifer.
  2. A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman. (countable, uncountable) · He has a crush on a girl at work. We were kidding with him yesterday about his work crush.
  3. A term of address to a female (see usage notes) (colloquial, countable, uncountable) · Hey, girl, I haven't seen you since last week! Where you been?
  4. One's girlfriend. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) · He lucked out with that girl of his. Smart, sweet, sassy, and pretty too.
  5. One's daughter. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) · Your girl turned up on our doorstep. She was crying about the argument on the playground. We let her vent.
  6. A female friend. (countable, uncountable)
  7. A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog. (countable, uncountable) · Hey, Tricksy, come here, girl! Do you want a treat? Yes, you love those biscuits, don't you! What a good girl! Here's another!
  8. A female (tree, gene, etc). (countable, uncountable) · Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?

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“Never mind, dearest mother,” said a young and lovely girl, with a profusion of light brown hair, and eyes that seemed to float in liquid crystal, “’tis all my fault for seizing upon M.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 43 · C1
Danglars and Caderousse set off upon their errand at full speed; but ere they had gone many steps they perceived a group advancing towards them, composed of the betrothed pair, a party of young girls in attendance on the bride, by whose side walked Dantès’ father; the whole brought up by Fernand, whose lips wore their usual sinister smile.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 22 · C1
When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child’s laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy’s merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 2 · B2
“Ah, Danglars!” whispered Caderousse, “you have deceived me—the trick you spoke of last night has been played; but I cannot suffer a poor old man or an innocent girl to die of grief through your fault.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 36 · C1

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.