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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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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girl
Noun
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But with nine goals and two assists in his first 27 Premier League appearances, in a team that has spent the entire season toiling near the foot of the table, Strand Larsen can already be quietly satisfied with his maiden campaign in a new league.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025 -
Maynilad Water may help spur IPOs in the Philippine Stock Exchange, which has yet to see new maiden share sales since mid-2024.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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There are eight 3-year-old fillies entered for the Kentucky Oaks points race.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The winner was a 4-year-old filly named Rugelach, and Denman punctuated her runaway victory with one of his familiar expressions.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In another instance, in 2023, an individual who threatened to kill his girlfriend was found to be manufacturing an arsenal of weapons in his apartment using a Creality printer.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ashlyn Harris and her girlfriend Sophia Bush are spending some quality time with the soccer star's two young kids.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Diminutive Darcy Rose Byrnes makes for a terrific waif of a hotel maid, her presence central to the action.—
Christopher Smith,
Orange County Register,
17 Mar. 2025
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His father was a bartender and his mother a hotel maid.—
Matt Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There’s no need to sing a song of a lass that is gone.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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That's absolutely the wildest way to welcome a lass to your city.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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As the woman in all black inches closer, the horror and tension ratchets up.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
29 Mar. 2025
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The women, all senior citizens by now, are skeptical at first.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girl. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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