girl

[gurl] / gɜrl /

NOUN

female child

Synonyms

STRONGEST

child kid little one young one youngster

STRONG

daughter gamine schoolgirl

WEAK

hoyden pixie tomboy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boy

NOUN

young female person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adolescent teenager young lady young woman

STRONG

damsel gal lass lassie mademoiselle miss

WEAK

lady

Example Sentences

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Since I was a young girl, I was the girl that had the baby dolls and played mom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

When I asked my opening question "What is it really like to be a girl in 2025/26? Tell me the truth, don't be polite!"

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

"I grew up in a family of eight boys and one girl, and we were all nerdy kids," 38-year-old Dan Reynolds remembered.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

In one city, I spoke to a teenage girl who had spent a year away from school, "helping her mum" with the newest baby.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Hannah is the most popular girl at school.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith