girls

NOUN

young female person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adolescent daughter lady schoolgirl she teenager young woman

STRONG

Ms damsel lassie mademoiselle

WEAK

young lady

Antonyms

WEAK

boy

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Elin added: "Boys' and girls' bodies are very different, so it's important that research looks specifically at how these issues affect women."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Tom Harp, with 15 boys’ and girls’ City Section volleyball titles, has his team facing Chatsworth in the finals on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

At home, she found herself in a front-row seat of young girls’ experiences, thanks to the birth of her daughter, Coco, who is now at the prime Claire’s age of 11.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The girls' school said on Facebook that the "scariest face of war is the children's lives it takes".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

We cleaned the boys’ and girls’ bathrooms last.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez