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as in filly
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
when I was a girl, I wanted a horse so badly
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as in girlfriend
a female romantic companion
found an old letter by my grandfather asking my grandmother to be his girl
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Recent Examples of girl
Research suggests that autism is more than three times more common among boys than girls, but many experts believe it is frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed in girls.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Jay Kelly star Adam Sandler brings his favorite girl, wife Jackie Sandler, to the big event.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
In a corner of the cabin, the dead girl finally rested under her curls.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Opposite a serene Rooney Mara and a raging Claire Foy, Buckley is a lone dissenting voice in Sarah Polley’s heart-wrenching portrait of a group of women and girls in an isolated Mennonite colony who are debating how to respond to a series of brutal attacks from the men in their community.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
Shop more sporty-chic ballet sneakers on Amazon and make the cool-girl shoes your first footwear purchase of 2026.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
As the voice of Rumi, Ejae performed the lead vocals of all the songs for HUNTR/X, the movie's fictional k-pop girl group that moonlights as demon hunters who protect the world from soul-sucking monsters.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Curd's organizations have supported the Steelers, local school districts and colleges with site management, scheduling officials and creating game schedules for both boys and girls youth football, according to a media release provided by the Steelers.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Esperanza and Troy played a riveting showcase game Saturday at Orange Lutheran as excitement for high school girls basketball swept through Orange County.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girl
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Liongate just greenlit a sequel film based on the second book in Freida McFadden’s trilogy series, The Housemaid’s Secret, with Sydney Sweeney returning as the devious maid, Millie Calloway.—
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My poor mother had to work as a maid in the village.—
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Sunday finale Brown is seeking his seventh Matriarch win in nine years Sunday in the one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.—
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The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.—
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An ex-girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice made a social media post Wednesday alleging domestic abuse.—
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The video led to widespread speculation that the SNL comedian had married his girlfriend, Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral.—
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Luna’s transatlantic, 13-night maiden voyage departs Civitavecchia (Rome) on March 10.—
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The hero’s antic flirtations with a French maiden drag on at inordinate length, leaving an organist little room for creative invention.—
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Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!—
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The hotel is made entirely out of ice and snow, and drinks are served out of ice lasses.—
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The actor has, over the years, garnered some amount of infamy for his seeming predilection for women under 30.—
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Nikki Glaser returns as host Glaser made history last year as the first woman to host the Golden Globes solo.—
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“Girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girl. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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