1. A youthful female person
   "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle"; "the baby was a girl";
   - female child, little girl
    
2. A female human offspring
   "The young girl played in the garden";
   - daughter
    
3. A young girl or woman, often used as a form of address
   "a girl of 18";
   - miss, missy [informal], young lady, young woman, fille
    
4. A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
   "his girl kicked him out";
   - girlfriend, lady friend [informal], patootie [US, informal], sweetheart
    
5. A friendly informal reference to a grown woman
   "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls"
    
6. (dated) a female servant or maid
   "She worked as a girl in a wealthy household"

Derived forms: girls

Type of: adult female, female, female offspring, female person, lover, woman

Antonym: male child, son

Encyclopedia: Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon