girl Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a young woman
    young woman; fille; missy; miss; young lady.
    • a young lady of 18
  2. noun a youthful female person
    female child; little girl.
    • the baby was a girl
    • the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle
  3. noun a female human offspring
    daughter.
    • her daughter cared for her in her old age
  4. noun a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
    girlfriend; lady friend.
    • his girlfriend kicked him out
  5. noun a friendly informal reference to a grown woman
    • Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls

WordNet

Girl noun
Etymology
OE. girle, gerle, gurle, a girl (in sense 1): cf. LG. gör child.
Definitions
  1. A young person of either sex; a child. Obs. Chaucer.
  2. A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden.
  3. A female servant; a maidservant. U. S.
  4. (Zoöl.) A roebuck two years old. Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913