noun
plural girls
[count] a female child
daughter
[count] a young woman
a usually young woman from a specified kind of place
informal
a the girls :the female friends or work partners of a woman viewed as a group
[count] :a woman of any age - often used as a friendly way for one woman to address another woman
[count] :a woman or girl who does a particular job or activity
The use of girl to refer to an adult woman is often considered offensive, especially when it is used this way by a man. - see also ball girl, call girl, chorus girl, cover girl, office girl, papergirl, poster girl, schoolgirl
[count] informal + old-fashioned :girlfriend
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