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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
The young girl is reading at a 12th-grade level and mastering math concepts such as fractions, decimals and even exponents.
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Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The dominance of the Montverde girls soccer team was obvious throughout the 2025-26 season and it’s certainly reflected in this year’s Sentinel All-Area soccer selections, as nine Eagles players made this list.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The soft texture, ivory tone, and rounded shape of the shoe will make your white jeans look nicer, cooler, and a little more French It girl.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
The boys and girls wrestling teams are based on finishes in the CIF San Diego Section Masters Meets.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The first was a baby girl, born full-term and healthy in August 2024.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Women and girls are becoming only more fixated on their beauty.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
That same year, the sweet power couple became first-time parents to a baby girl named Aiunii.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
The top high school athletic performances from Palm Beach County in basketball, soccer, wrestling, girls weightlifting and cheerleading.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The dominance of the Montverde girls soccer team was obvious throughout the 2025-26 season and it’s certainly reflected in this year’s Sentinel All-Area soccer selections, as nine Eagles players made this list.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The soft texture, ivory tone, and rounded shape of the shoe will make your white jeans look nicer, cooler, and a little more French It girl.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
The boys and girls wrestling teams are based on finishes in the CIF San Diego Section Masters Meets.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The first was a baby girl, born full-term and healthy in August 2024.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Women and girls are becoming only more fixated on their beauty.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
That same year, the sweet power couple became first-time parents to a baby girl named Aiunii.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
The top high school athletic performances from Palm Beach County in basketball, soccer, wrestling, girls weightlifting and cheerleading.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girl
Noun
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But the bar maids rallied together and eventually won their fight.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Here, Tomlinson plays an Irish lady’s maid turned high society seamstress named Louisa, who has a history with Young Jolyon.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
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An undefeated filly won the $100,000 Dixie Belle Stakes on Saturday, just not the one that most bettors expected.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Thurby, a celebration of Kentucky’s heritage featuring live entertainment; and the Kentucky Oaks, a race for 3-year-old fillies (female horses).—
Chase Jordan
February 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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After seeing that the dog, named Teddy, was not moving, prosecutors say Yaldo picked up the dog and brought him over to his then-girlfriend.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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However, adopted son Carter (Finn Little) is a strapping lad now and even has a girlfriend.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The 24-year-old American is trying to become the first player since Craig Perks in 2002 to win in his Players Championship debut, and the first to make The Players his maiden career title on this tour since Tim Clark 16 years ago.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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The 2026 Miss Smiling Irish Eyes is Molly McKenna, and the court maidens Kennedy Kuntz and Sidney Hoover.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Pippi is this young, really strong, nine-year-old kick-ass gal, redefining the roles in a strict little town where people don’t expect a young lass to be living on her own.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Dec. 2025
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In the 19th, Grace Panetta studied the answers in another Navigator focus group, from young women worried about economic ups and downs.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The volunteers included a divinity student on spring break and a woman with a long gray braid who told me that some of the defendants had helped out at her community garden.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girl. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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