girl

Meanings

• Noun

  A young female.

  - "The little girl was playing with her doll."
  - "My sister is a beautiful girl."
  - "Girls often wear dresses to school."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɡɝl/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

daughter , girlie , lass , lassie , char , charlady , charwoman , maid , maiden , maidservant , womanservant , Jessie , sissy , wimp

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with girl
curl , whirl , pearl , world , girl

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Girl (en) : A young female
   

2. Girl (en) : Term for a young female in sports
   

3. Girl (en) : A subroutine or function in computer programming
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Girl (en) :
   

2. Girl (en) : Term for a young female
   

3. Girl (en) : A term used in sports to refer to the offensive half of the field
   

4. Girl (en) : A term used in computer programming to refer to a subroutine or function
   

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Variants

List of all variants of girl that leads to same result
girl , girlhood , girlhoods , girls , girl Friday , girl Fridays , Girl Guide , girl guides , Girl Scout , Girl Scouts , girl scouts , girl next door , altar girl , altar girls , ball girl , ball girls , bat girl , bat girls , B-girl , B-girls , b-girl , b-girls , call girl , call girls

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

Girls, Girls', Girlish, Girlier, Girliest

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English gyrle, from georu, akin to ger, young. Gender-neutral term 'young person' can be used instead.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. The average age of a girl when she gets her first period is 12.

2. Girls have fewer muscle fibers than boys.

3. Girls typically reach puberty earlier than boys.

4. The world's youngest Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai, was a girl.

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Related Concepts

informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

1. Boy: Opposite gender

2. Adolescent: A person in the process of growing from childhood to adulthood

3. Female: A person identified as female

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Culture

Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.

Girls have been portrayed in various ways throughout history and literature, from the idealized beauty of Greek mythology to the coming-of-age stories of modern novels. In art, girls have been depicted as innocents, rebels, and objects of desire.

How to Memorize "girl"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a young girl with long, curly hair playing with a doll.
   - Visualize a girl wearing a pink dress and riding a bicycle.
   - Think of a girl with pigtails and holding a teddy bear.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'girl' with the image of a young female.
   - Remember that 'girl' is the opposite of 'boy'.
   - Think of the word 'female' when you see or hear the word 'girl'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Girls Grow Up To Be Ladies In Pink.
   - Girls In School Have Books And Pencils.
   - Girls In Red Dresses Look Pretty.

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