On this page you’ll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to girl, such as: adolescent, daughter, lady, schoolgirl, teenager, and young woman.
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For the past seven years, the young activist who’s now preparing for her law entrance exam has made it her mission to ensure there’s no child marriage in her area by going door to door and urging girls to finish their education.
THE TEENAGER BREAKING UP CHILD MARRIAGES, DOOR TO DOORPALLABI MUNSISEPTEMBER 2, 2020OZY
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO GIRL
- babe
- bimbo
- chick
- dame
- dish
- doll
- female
- floozy
- gal
- girl
- honey
- skirt
- sweet thing
- tootsie
- broad
- dame
- gal
- girl
- woman
- young woman
- female offspring
- girl
- offspring
- woman
- daughter
- femme
- gal
- gentlewoman
- girl
- grandmother
- lady
- madam
- matron
- miss
- mother
- sister
- wife
- MS
- daughters
- femmes
- gals
- gentlewomen
- girls
- grandmothers
- ladies
- madams
- matrons
- misses
- mothers
- mrs
- shes
- sisters
- adolescent
- boy
- child
- girl
- infant
- kid
- minor
- youngster
- youth
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What is another word for girl?
357 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɡˈɜːl], [ ɡˈɜːl], [ ɡ_ˈɜː_l]
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n.
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- bairn,
- kitten,
- issue,
- minx,
- bird,
- nymph,
- skirt,
- filly,
- pigeon,
- damsel.
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- ma’am,
- waitress,
- sunshine,
- madam,
- babe,
- help,
- girls,
- sister.
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- sweetheart,
- kids,
- lover.
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- duck.
• beauty (noun)
- belle.
• broad (noun)
- bimboes,
- sweet things.
• daughter (noun)
- female offspring.
• female (noun)
- Gentlewomen,
- grandmother,
- SHES,
- gentlewoman,
- grand-mother,
- femme.
• girl (noun)
- little girl,
- female child,
- young lady,
- young woman,
- girlfriend.
• juvenile (noun)
- infant.
• lady (noun)
- little women,
- contessas,
- old women,
- queen bees,
- contesse.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- miss,
- Butterflies,
- pup,
- mare,
- princesses,
- little woman,
- Noblewomen,
- tootsie,
- mama,
- juniors,
- lass,
- old woman,
- Doxies,
- squaw,
- queen bee,
- little one,
- bimbos,
- bimbo,
- schoolboy,
- tootsies,
- squaws,
- missies,
- minor,
- missuses,
- young people,
- colleens,
- mamas,
- honey,
- GALS,
- duchesses,
- gal,
- little ones,
- PUPS,
- sweet thing,
- MARES,
- lassie,
- sultana,
- schoolgirl,
- Countesses,
- colleen,
- princess,
- broad,
- doxy,
- countess,
- missy,
- duchess,
- maria,
- butterfly,
- young person,
- missus,
- teenager,
- sultanas,
- Contessa,
- lassies,
- schoolboys,
- schoolgirls.
• person (noun)
- girl.
• woman (noun)
- lady,
- milady,
- matron,
- woman,
- womanhood,
- femininity,
- female,
- frau,
- dame.
• young person (noun)
- juvenile.
• youngster/youth (noun)
- young persons.
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Other synonyms:
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- lioness,
- flapper,
- love child,
- orphan,
- tomboy,
- mother’s boy,
- teens,
- ragamuffin,
- She,
- doe,
- earth mother,
- Jane Doe,
- nanny-goat,
- Chica,
- playmate,
- progeny,
- adolescent,
- young,
- housewife,
- offspring,
- yummy mummy,
- tigress,
- pickin,
- child prodigy,
- firstborn,
- the fair sex,
- ewe,
- womenfolk,
- Only Child,
- good-time girl,
- It girl,
- niece,
- latchkey kid,
- jenny,
- nephew,
- womankind,
- imp,
- cherub,
- the lady of the house,
- preteen,
- boomerang kid.
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- hind,
- vixen,
- sow,
- working girl,
- youth,
- hen,
- heifer,
- heroine,
- cow.
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- dam,
- stray.
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- bitch.
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- F.
• Other relevant words:
- doll,
- bloke,
- kid,
- fille,
- fellow,
- girlhood,
- fella,
- child,
- lad,
- lady friend,
- daughter.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- gopher,
- bride,
- footman,
- sugar daddy,
- fiancee,
- Grisette,
- soul mate,
- chick,
- turtle-dove,
- darling,
- Jeune Fille,
- friend,
- feminist,
- au pair girl,
- missis,
- mademoiselle,
- companion,
- alternative other,
- beloved,
- boyfriend beau,
- eve,
- valet,
- number,
- biddy,
- beau,
- contortionist,
- master of ceremonies,
- best girl,
- reveler,
- frail,
- steady,
- dowager,
- cat’s-paw,
- whippersnapper,
- Frow,
- mistake,
- dearest,
- partner,
- young girl,
- cooky,
- teen,
- ms,
- sprog,
- Domina,
- bit of fluff,
- serf,
- Gamester,
- bachelor girl,
- man,
- Jill,
- piece,
- puss,
- donna,
- misfire,
- marshal,
- cook,
- lady-in-waiting,
- gamine,
- sweetie,
- associate,
- young man,
- spouse,
- nun,
- spinster,
- Ms.,
- dear one,
- tomato,
- boyfriend,
- tumbler,
- chaperon,
- gill,
- hoyden,
- soubrette,
- tweeny,
- Feme sole,
- concubine,
- birdbobby-soxer,
- sportsman,
- puppet,
- lack,
- mouse,
- archer,
- groupie,
- debutante,
- twist,
- helpmate,
- love,
- wench,
- squeeze,
- cookie,
- tally,
- date,
- tad,
- live-in lover,
- betrothed,
- bachelorette,
- pussy,
- suffragist,
- wife,
- hired girl,
- bedfellow,
- fan,
- teenybopper,
- Fille De Chambre,
- mistress,
- Cutie,
- better half,
- suffragette,
- fluff,
- moll,
- distaff,
- feminine,
- aide-de-camp,
- right-hand man,
- Abigail,
- COED,
- unmarried woman,
- helpmeet,
- inamorata,
- candle holder,
- romp,
- duenna,
- life companion,
- secretary,
- intended,
- clerk,
- Las,
- nymphet,
- True-love,
- swain,
- popsy,
- escort,
- virgo intacta,
- Amorosa,
- acrobat,
- POSSLQ,
- mate,
- crumpet,
- virgin,
- quail,
- Turfman,
- ladylove,
- flatmate,
- right-hand,
- suitor,
- schoolchild,
- new woman,
- old lady,
- angel,
- guy,
- sweet,
- Leman,
- junior miss,
- ward,
- wahine,
- houseboy,
- demoiselle,
- damoiselle,
- vrouw,
- girl friend,
- quiff,
- ball and chain,
- amah,
- major-domo,
- page,
- shaver,
- mountebank,
- paramour,
- inamorato,
- deb,
- Bottle-holder,
- gofer,
- brat,
- roomie,
- laddie,
- jackal,
- arbiter elegantiarum,
- teeny-bopper,
- Lady-love,
- poppet,
- ayah.
How to use «Girl» in context?
When it comes to girls, there has always been a bit of mystery surrounding them. From what they like to do in their free time to the way they view the world, girls can be quite mysterious. However, with a little bit of understanding and research, it is possible to get to know them better. Here are some interesting facts about girls:
1. Girls are social creatures and enjoy being around others.
2. They are often curious and want to know everything.
3. Girls are often very creative and often come up with new ideas.
4. Girls are often sensitive and need time to adjust to new situations.
Paraphrases for Girl:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
girls.
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Adverb
girls.
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Verb, past tense
girls.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
women.
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Noun, plural
Babies, kids.
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Noun, singular or mass
women.
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Proper noun, singular
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
girl-child.
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Proper noun, singular
girl-child.
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Noun, singular or mass
damsel, girlfriend, lass, girl-child.
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Interjection
girlfriend.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
Las, Adolescents.
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Noun, plural
Boots.
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Noun, singular or mass
daughter-in-law, grandchild, sister, teenager, Capita, Las, daugghter, giris.
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Interjection
vandals.
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Verb, past tense
Was, Did.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Adjective
GIRI.
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Noun, plural
Infants, cheerleaders.
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Noun, singular or mass
bride, cheerleader, friend, granddaughter, GIRI.
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Adverb
girly.
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Adjective
Hyponym for Girl:
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n.
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person
adult female, woman.
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person
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Omophagic
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herbivorous,
omnivorous.
Resources
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girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fillenoun
a young woman
«a young lady of 18»
Synonyms:
lady friend, missy, fille, miss, young woman, young lady, female child, girlfriend, daughter, little girl, misfireAntonyms:
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female child, girl, little girlnoun
a youthful female person
«the baby was a girl»; «the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle»
Synonyms:
lady friend, missy, little girl, miss, fille, young woman, young lady, female child, girlfriend, daughterAntonyms:
boy, son, male child -
daughter, girlnoun
a female human offspring
«her daughter cared for her in her old age»
Synonyms:
lady friend, missy, fille, miss, young woman, young lady, female child, girlfriend, daughter, little girlAntonyms:
boy, male child, son -
girlfriend, girl, lady friendnoun
a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
«his girlfriend kicked him out»
Synonyms:
lady friend, missy, fille, miss, young woman, young lady, female child, girlfriend, daughter, little girlAntonyms:
male child, son, boy -
girlnoun
a friendly informal reference to a grown woman
«Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls»
Synonyms:
lady friend, missy, fille, miss, young woman, young lady, female child, girlfriend, daughter, little girlAntonyms:
boy, son, male child
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- Female Offspring
- Lover
- Woman
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girlnoun
Synonyms:
lass, lassie, damsel, miss, maiden, maid, virgin, young woman -
girlnoun
Synonyms:
[U. S.] maid-servant, servant-maid, servant-girl, female domestic
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girlnoun
Synonyms:
maiden, maid, lass, lassie, damsel, miss, nymph, virgin, domestic, maid, waitress, ingenue, soubrette, filly, gill, wench, hoiden, hussy, minx, coleen (Anglo-Irish)
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List of paraphrases for «girl»:
daughter, girls, girlfriend, chick, giri, nana, lady, gal, woman, fille, chica, daugghter, kid, female, wife, maid, maiden, cheerleader, girlie, dame, daughters, girl-child, child, bint, fiancée
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How to use girl in a sentence?
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Carmen Bolden-Day:
The treatment they are giving to this young white girl isn’t the same treatment they are giving to my young Black son, and I am angry about it and I want that same treatment for my son.
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Jane Snider:
Sometimes it just takes one image, like that little girl in Vietnam.
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Tracie Anderson:
She was a shy girl, it was cute to watch them. He was very loving to her.
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Airplane:
Little Girl No thanks, I take it black, like my men.
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Arlette Lyons:
I was horrified, the thought of progressing with the pregnancy and getting bigger and people asking,’ oh, when are you due ?’ and’ have you got the room done up ?’ and’ are you looking for a boy or a girl ?’ and all of these questions — I was never going to put myself through that.
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girl
noun
Definition of girl
1
as in maiden
a young unmarried woman
he’s engaged to a girl that his parents really like
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virgin
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sister
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demoiselle
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lass
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debutante
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ingenue
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ingénue
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lassie
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senorita
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sheila
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chit
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deb
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señorita
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colleen
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mademoiselle
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senhorita
2
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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filly
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lass
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missy
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lassie
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pixie
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nymph
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miss
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sheila
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schoolgirl
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pixy
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teenybopper
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tomboy
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junior miss
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bobby—soxer
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hoyden
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romp
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subdebutante
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gamine
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snip
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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
Synonyms & Similar Words
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girlfriend
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woman
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gal
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lady
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lover
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mistress
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ladylove
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inamorata
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gill
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sweetheart
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old lady
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sweet
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dear
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moll
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valentine
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beloved
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love
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darling
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flame
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favorite
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honey
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significant other
Phrases Containing girl
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Another word for Girl, What is another word Girl
Word; Girl
Meaning; daughter, female, chick
Another Words For Girl
- daughter
- female
- chick
- gal
- queen
- lover
- beloved
- love
- fancy man
- sweetheart
- girlfriend
- lass
- lassie
- popsy
- steady
Here are 800 Another Words List;
Synonym Words List – A
abandon – desert
abbreviate – shorten
ability – aptitude
able – qualified
above – overhead
abundant – ample
Another Words List – B
ban – prohibit
barren – unproductive
bashful – shy
beautiful – pretty,
broad – wide,expansive
Synonym Words List – C
calm – quiet
capture – arrest
care – concern
careful – watchful
cease – stop,
certain – positive
charming – enchanting
Synonym Words List – D
dally – linger
damage – hurt
dangerous – perilous
daring – bold
decay – rot
Synonym Words List – E
early – beforetime
easy – simple
eccentric – unusual
exquisite – delightful
Synonym Words List – F
fabulous – marvelous
face – confront
fair – honest
full – packed
Synonym Words List – G
gain – acquire
gallant – chivalrous
gather – accumulate
gaudy – showy
gaunt – scrawny
Synonym Words List – H
handy – useful
hard – firm
hate – loathe
help – aid
high – lofty
Synonym Words List – I
identical – alike
idle – inactive
ignorant – uninformed
immaculate – pure
Synonym Words List – J,K,L
jolly – merry
jubilant – overjoyed
keep – save
lure – attract
luxurious – extravagant
Synonym Words List – M
magnify – expand
mandatory – required
maneuver – manipulate
maximum – greatest
Synonym Words List – N
naughty – wrong
neat – clean
negligent – derelict
nervous – flustered
neutral – impartial
new – unused
nice – pleasing
Synonym Words List – P
painstaking – precise
passive – compliant
past – former
patience – tolerance
peculiar – weird
Synonym Words List – Q,R
qualified – competent
question – interrogate
quiet – silent
quit – cease
racket – noise
Synonym Words List – S
sad – unhappy
same – alike
savage – uncivilized
stop – quit
strenuous – vigorous
Synonym Words List – T
tall – high
tangible – concrete
taut – tense,tight,stiff
trivial – insignificant
Synonym Words List – U,V
unbiased – impartial
upset – perturb,ruffle
vulgar – offensive,uncouth
Synonym Words List – W
wealth – riches,prosperity
weary – tired,fatigued
wholehearted – earnest
wild – uncivilized
Synonym Words List – Y,Z
yield – produce
zenith – peak,pinnacle
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Rhymes with Girl
- unfurl
- whirl
- twirl
- swirl
- sperl
- wurl
- whorl
- shirl
- searle
- searl
- perle
- perl
- pearle
- pearl
- nerl
- merle
- merl
- kerl
- hurl
- herl
- hearl
- curl
- burl
- birle
- berle
- erl
- earll
- earle
- earl
How do you pronounce girl?
Pronounce girl as gərl.
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Table Of Contents:
- Girl as a Noun
- Definitions of «Girl» as a noun
- Synonyms of «Girl» as a noun (20 Words)
- Usage Examples of «Girl» as a noun
- Associations of «Girl» (30 Words)
The synonyms of “Girl” are: girlfriend, lady friend, fille, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, female child, little girl, daughter, young person, youngster, teenager, adolescent, partner, lover, sweetheart, woman, attendant, retainer
Girl as a Noun
Definitions of «Girl» as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “girl” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A young woman of a specified kind or having a specified job.
- A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved.
- Women who mix socially or belong to a particular group, team, or profession.
- A young female.
- A young woman.
- A youthful female person.
- A person’s girlfriend.
- A young or relatively young woman.
- A female human offspring.
- A friendly informal reference to a grown woman.
- A person’s daughter.
- A female servant.
- A female child.
Synonyms of «Girl» as a noun (20 Words)
| adolescent | An adolescent boy or girl. The books are aimed at children and adolescents. |
| attendant | A person employed to provide a service to the public in a particular place. A mosaic of the Empress Theodora with her attendants. |
| daughter | A thing personified as a daughter in relation to its origin or source. As radon gas decays it produces daughters that attach themselves to dust particles. |
| female child | A person who belongs to the sex that can have babies. |
| fille | A young woman. |
| girlfriend | A woman’s female friend. Mary and her girlfriend organized the party. |
| lady friend | A woman of the peerage in Britain. |
| little girl | A small amount or duration. |
| lover | A partner in a sexual or romantic relationship outside marriage. He was a great lover of cats. |
| miss | A young woman. The penalty miss cost us the game. |
| missy | A young woman. Don t tell lies missy he said sternly. |
| partner | A person s partner in marriage. Sexual partners. |
| retainer | A servant, especially one who has worked for a person or family for a long time. Faithful family retainers. |
| sweetheart | A very attractive or seductive looking woman. Don t worry sweetheart I ve got it all worked out. |
| teenager | A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity. |
| woman | A disrespectful form of address to a woman. He wondered whether Billy had his woman with him. |
| young lady | United States film and television actress (1913-2000. |
| young person | United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959. |
| young woman | Any immature animal. |
| youngster | A young person of either sex. Tiddler is a British term for youngster. |
Usage Examples of «Girl» as a noun
- A chorus girl.
- I had to look my best for my girl.
- Girls go through puberty earlier than boys.
- A six-year-old girl.
- The baby was a girl.
- He was devoted to his little girl.
- The girls were just learning to ride a tricycle.
- I haven’t got the time to meet girls.
- His girlfriend kicked him out.
- I look forward to having a night with the girls.
- Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls.
Associations of «Girl» (30 Words)
| adolescent | Relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent. Adolescent boys and girls. |
| bachelor | Lead a bachelor s existence. One of the country s most eligible bachelors. |
| daughter | A thing personified as a daughter in relation to its origin or source. A daughter of the dry savannas of Africa. |
| female | Relating to women or the female gender. Both males and females accumulate economic knowledge at a similar rate. |
| feminine | A feminine word or form. A feminine voice. |
| feminist | A supporter of feminism. Feminist literature. |
| guy | Steady or support with a guy wire or cable. A nice guy. |
| infantile | Being or befitting or characteristic of an infant. Infantile games. |
| ingenue | An artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage. |
| juvenile | An actor playing a juvenile role. Their behavior was juvenile. |
| kid | A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age. After we relaxed we just kidded around. |
| lass | A girl or young woman who is unmarried. He married a lass from Yorkshire. |
| maiden | Being or involving the first attempt or act of its kind. The liner s maiden voyage. |
| maidenhood | The childhood of a girl. Most brides wear white to symbolize maidenhood. |
| matriarchy | A system of society or government ruled by a woman or women. A matriarchy run by morally superior women. |
| maturation | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus. White wines generally need less maturation than reds. |
| philander | Have amorous affairs; of men. Married men who philander. |
| plaything | An artifact designed to be played with. The rocking horse has been a favourite child s plaything for generations. |
| puberty | The period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction. The onset of puberty. |
| stripling | A young man. He s a mere stripling. |
| teen | A teenager. The teen years. |
| tomboy | A girl who enjoys rough, noisy activities traditionally associated with boys. |
| widow | A widowbird. He was recently widowed. |
| widower | A man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried. Her new found passion has turned me into a tennis widower. |
| woman | A disrespectful form of address to a woman. He wondered whether Billy had his woman with him. |
| young | Relating to or consisting of young people. Many grebes carry their young on their backs. |
| youngster | A young person of either sex. Tiddler is a British term for youngster. |
| youth | The period between childhood and adult age. Youth everywhere rises in revolt. |