Dictionary

girl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

[ˈɡɝəɫ] (General-American)
/ˈɡɜɹl/ (General-American)
/ˈɡɛəl/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
/ɡɜɹl/ (Canada)
(Southern-England) audio
/ɡeːl/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
[ɡɚ(ɹ)ɫ] (Canada)
/ɡɛɹl/ Dublin
[ˈɡʏw] (New-Zealand)
/ˈɡɪəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɡɪɾəl/ (Scotland)
[ˈɡɪɾəɫ] (Scotland)
(US) audio
/ˈɡɜːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɡɛːl/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
/ˈɡøːl/ (New-Zealand)
[ɡəɹ(ə)l] Ottawa Valley

Etymology

From Middle English gerle, girle, gyrle (“young person (boy or girl)”), perhaps from Old English *gyrele, from Proto-West Germanic *gurilā, from a zero-grade diminutive of *gaurā (“young child”) + *-ilā. Ultimately of unknown origin. Doublet of gal/gyal and gyaru. Cognates Cognate with Yola gurl (“child, girl”), German Gör, Göre (“brat, cheeky young child”), Low German Gör (“child”).

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A female child.
- I saw a little girl feeding, brushing, and talking to a heifer.
(countable, offensive, qualifier:see usage note, sometimes, uncountable) A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.
- He has a crush on a girl at work. We were kidding with him yesterday about his work crush.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable) A term of address to a female (see usage notes)
- 'Now, girls,' continued Healey, 'you're very high-spirited and that's as it should be but I won't have you getting out of hand.[…]' […] Setting a spatted foot on the bench that ran down the middle of the changing-room with elegant distain, Adrian began to flip through a pile of Y-fronts and rugger shorts with his cane. 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, pages 5–6:
- "What a pity you couldn't see it." "Isn't it?" I agreed. "Now do go away, there's a good girl." 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 14:
- "My dear girl, what has he done?" said Mrs. Mallowe, sweetly. It is noticeable that ladies of a certain age call each other "dear girl," just as commissioners of twenty-eight years' standing address their equals in the Civil List as "my boy." 1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 10:
- Hey, girl, I haven't seen you since last week! Where you been?
(colloquial, countable, uncountable) One's girlfriend.
- There isn't any guy going to steal my girl! 1922, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Girl from Hollywood:
- He lucked out with that girl of his. Smart, sweet, sassy, and pretty too.
- Don't look at me, you got a girl at home And everybody knows that, everybody knows that, ah-ah Don't look at me, you got a girl at home And everybody knows that 2012, Taylor Swift, “Girl at Home”, in Red, performed by Taylor Swift:
- I took my girl to the cinema to watch your American movies. 1996, Elizabeth Wong, Kimchee and Chitlins: A Serious Comedy about Getting Along, page 74:
(colloquial, countable, uncountable) One's daughter.
- Your girl turned up on our doorstep. She was crying about the argument on the playground. We let her vent.
(countable, especially, uncountable, with a possessive) A female friend.
(countable, uncountable) A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.
- Sheila – 9yo Blue Cattle Dog x. Lovely girl seeks forever home. 2025 March 9, Australian Cattle Dog Rescue:
- Hey, Tricksy, come here, girl! Do you want a treat? Yes, you love those biscuits, don't you! What a good girl! Here's another!
(as a modifier, childish, countable, uncountable) A female (tree, gene, etc).
- When there are two "girl" genes the plant is a girl dwarf. 1972, GSN Gesneriad Saintpaulia News: African Violets, Gloxinias, Other Gesneriads and Exotic Plants, volumes 9–10, page 37:
- Of the 100 percent total, 25 will have two girl genes, 50 will have one boy and one girl gene, and 25 will have two boy genes. 1970 [earlier 1963], Helen V. Wilson, Helen Van Pelt, Helen Van Pelt's African Violets, Dutton Adult
- Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?
- Are there “boy” trees and “girl” trees? Yes. A number of species, among them the yew, holly and date-bearing palm, have their male and female flowers on different trees. The male holly, for instance, must be planted fairly close to the female ... 1950, Pageant, page 51:
(countable, informal, uncountable) A machine or vehicle, especially one that the speaker uses often and is fond of.
- I ran to my car and jumped in. "Come on, girl, start for me, baby!" 2024, William Halford, POR! Prince of Borland, page 58:
- The old girl ain't as pretty as she once was, but she still purrs like a kitten and still gets out of her own way!
- “Quiet, everyone!” said Dad as he tried desperately to start the car. GRRR… GRRR… GRRR… Instead of shuddering into life, Queenie let out a low, grinding noise. “Oh no,” said Dad. “What?” asked the boy. “The engine must have flooded when she went upside down. The poor old girl won’t start again now for hours. We’re going to have to walk.” 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
- Daly came, delved into the old girl's inner works, and had her working in jig time. 1917 June 29, Les Enfant, “The Trials of Commuter Jones—a Would-Be Pumber”, in Metal Worker, Pumber, and Steam Fitter, volume 87, number 26, page 874:
- The tired old girl was listing heavily in the heavy seas. 2013, Rose George, Deep Sea and Foreign Going:
(countable, uncountable) A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
- He assumed that the girls should clean up his giant mess. We straightened out his misconception.
(US, slang, uncountable) Cocaine, especially in powder form.
- Elijah nodded congenially to the early evening regulars in the Afro Lounge, headed straight for the telephone hung midway between the mens and womens, his nose smarting from a couple thick lines of recently snorted girl. 1977, Odie Hawkins, Chicago Hustle, Holloway House, published 1987, →ISBN, page 175:
- He's the sort of lowlife who snorts coke and refers to it as his girl.
- She had taught me to snort girl, and almost always when I came to her pad, there would be thin sparkling rows of crystal cocaine on the glass top of the cocktail table. 1969, Iceberg Slim, Pimp: The Story of My Life, Cash Money Content, published 2011, →ISBN, page 43:
- Catch me playing with the plate, yeah I love the sauce White girl in my nose, I need to clean it off 2016 July 22, “Bussin” (track 3), in Fenix Flexin (lyrics), Shoreline Mafia (music), Party Pack:
- After about an hour or two of half-ass sex and snorting girl, Honey was zoned out. […] She flexed her still numb fingers, trying to find a warmth that didn't seem to come. Cocaine always made her numb. 2005, K'wan, Hoodlum, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 185:
(countable, slang, uncommon, uncountable) A queen (the playing card).
- Are your sure you want to discard that old girl?
(UK, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable) A roebuck two years old.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A child of any gender.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
guhl		alternative, colloquial	lexicographic
gel		UK, alternative, slang	lexicographic
grrl		alternative, slang	lexicographic
gril		Internet, alternative	lexicographic
gurl		alternative, nonstandard	lexicographic
gyal		alternative	lexicographic
gorl		Internet, alternative	lexicographic
girle		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
grrrl		alternative, slang	lexicographic
girls	Number=Plur		lexicographic
gyrle		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
gworl		alternative, slang	lexicographic
guhrl		alternative, nonstandard	lexicographic
gal		alternative, colloquial	lexicographic

Translations (561)

rom rakli (young female person) · lou fenm (woman — see also woman) · fa بانو (woman — see also woman) · be дзяўчы́нка (young female person) · avd کنگ (young female person) · pt criada (female servant) · mzn کیجا (young female person) · apw it’eedn (young female person) · sh dèvōjka (young female person) · ur لَڑْکی (young female person) · vep neižne (young female person) · ca al·lota (young female person) · cic chipota tiik (young female person) · tly کله (young female person) · sms nijdd (young female person) · de Meudl (young female person) · liv neitški (young female person) · kn ಹುಡುಗಿ (young female person) · pl dziewczę (young female person) · hi नारी (woman — see also woman) · pl dziewczynka (young female person) · fy famke (young female person) · de Mädchen (young female person) · uga 𐎔𐎙𐎚 (young female person) · bo བུ་མོ (young female person) · fr fillette (young female person) · uk ді́вчина (young female person) · pl dziewka (young female person) · sk deva (young female person) · lo ຍິງສາວ (young female person) · wal na'iyo (young female person) · nb jente (young female person) · de Maadche (young female person) · ml പെൺകുട്ടി (young female person) · udm нылмурт (young female person) · eo virino (woman — see also woman) · ny msúngwana (young female person) · nn jente (young female person) · sq çikë (young female person) · cy geneth (young female person) · da pige (young female person) · sh djèvōjka (young female person) · inh йоӏ (young female person) · apw at’eedn (young female person) · uk дівча́тко (young female person) · zza kena (young female person) · de Meidschi (young female person) · ta சிறுமி (young female person) · lou fiy (young female person) · sa बाला (young female person) · th เด็กผู้หญิง (young female person) · br plac'h (young female person) · haw kaikamahine (young female person) · csb dzéwczã (young female person) · he נַעֲרָה (young female person) · cu дѣва (young female person) · de Goof (young female person) · hi किशोरी (young female person) · kri titi (young female person) · gd caileag (young female person) · is stúlka (young female person) · az qız (young female person) · nb dame (woman — see also woman) · mk девојче (young female person) · rom ćhaj (young female person) · szl frela (young female person) · shu بنية (young female person) · ia puera (young female person) · gmy 𐀒𐀷 (young female person) · lez руш (young female person) · tl batang babae (young female person) · lo ຍັງສາວ (young female person) · apw it’een (young female person) · got 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (young female person) · sv tjänsteflicka (female servant) · sq vajzë (young female person) · ota قیز (young female person) · br merc'h (woman — see also woman) · got 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹 (young female person) · zh 女 (woman — see also woman) · ee nyɔnu (woman — see also woman) · gug mitãkuña (young female person) · tl babae (young female person) · nn dame (woman — see also woman) · ab аҧҳəызба (young female person) · pdt Mäakjen (young female person) · lus awmpui nula (female servant) · kmr keç (young female person) · de Frau (woman — see also woman) · ho kekeni (young female person) · vo jicil (young female person) · hi छोरी (young female person) · li maedje (young female person) · yue 女仔 (young female person) · chr ᎠᏔᏄᏣ (young female person) · hu szolga (female servant) · ar درية (young female person) · luo nyathina (young female person) · cs holka (young female person) · eo knabino (young female person) · wyi purnai (young female person) · cjs қыс (woman — see also woman) · gl rapaza (young female person) · ks کٔٹ (young female person) · uk дівчи́на (young female person) · hu szolgálónő (female servant) · seh mtsikana (young female person) · kut naʔuti (young female person) · se nieida (young female person) · yua chʼúupal (young female person) · fy faam (young female person) · es chamaca (young female person) · gl meniña (woman — see also woman) · ta பெண் (young female person) · ar بنت (young female person) · kk қыз (young female person) · km ក្មេងស្រី (young female person) · rcf fi (young female person) · bg мома́ (young female person) · ba ҡыҙ (young female person) · kmr keçik (young female person) · is þjónustustúlka (female servant) · apw it’ídé (young female person) · alr лйаӈи (young female person) · rap poki vahine (young female person) · mhn diarn (young female person) · lt mergina (young female person) · gl muller (woman — see also woman) · zh 姑娘 (young female person) · ko 여자(女子)아이 (young female person) · wa båshele (young female person) · gug kuñataĩ (young female person) · my သူငယ်မ (young female person) · ess neveghsaq (young female person) · sah кыыс (young female person) · ko 녀자 (woman — see also woman) · skr چُھوہِر (young female person) · ki karĩgũ (young female person) · rue дівча (young female person) · fa کنیز (female servant) · rkt চেংৰী (young female person) · gd bean (woman — see also woman) · csm kolí- (young female person) · vi cô gái (young female person) · oui 𐽲𐽶𐽴 (young female person) · got 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍉 (young female person) · rmf tšai (young female person) · wmw mwari (young female person) · lo ເດັກຍິງ (young female person) · te అమ్మాయి (woman — see also woman) · af meisie (young female person) · nap nenna (young female person) · zh ятур (young female person) · apw at’een (young female person) · lus hmeichhia (woman — see also woman) · cy bachgennes (young female person) · mi hine (young female person) · xda mirkan (woman — see also woman) · te పిల్ల (young female person) · cu дѣвица (young female person) · sva დინა (young female person) · is stelpa (young female person) · fo genta (female servant) · ckb ژن (woman — see also woman) · fo genta (woman — see also woman) · sl dekle (young female person) · oc dròlla (young female person) · ar فَتَاة (young female person) · naq ǀgôas (young female person) · as ছোৱালী (young female person) · gl nena (young female person) · ky кыз (young female person) · szl dziołcha (young female person) · lv sulaine (female servant) · nl meisje (young female person) · es niña (young female person) · tpn kunhãmuku (young female person) · nl meid (female servant) · el κορίτσι (young female person) · ca xiqueta (young female person) · gd ban-òglach (female servant) · fi tyttö (young female person) · mn охин (young female person) · cs dívka (young female person) · dlg кыыс (young female person) · mn ᠥᠬᠢᠨ (young female person) · wyi moon-moondik (young female person) · hil dalaga (young female person) · cy benyw (woman — see also woman) · ro copilă (young female person) · udm ныл (young female person) · da tjenestepige (female servant) · lv kalpone (female servant) · ru служа́нка (female servant) · tr kız (young female person) · tl dalaga (young female person) · ru де́вушка (young female person) · ml പെണ്ണ് (woman — see also woman) · xmf ძღაბი (young female person) · zh нүвазы (young female person) · apw it’éédn (young female person) · sga banmacc (young female person) · wyi moondik (young female person) · ady пшъашъэ (young female person) · zh 查某囡仔 (young female person) · twf upę̀yuʼúna (young female person) · fa دُخْتَر (young female person) · ang mæġden (young female person) · ale ayaĝaadax̂ (young female person) · av яс (young female person) · fa کلفت (female servant) · hi लड़की (young female person) · mrc mshhay (young female person) · gmw-ecg Mädel (young female person) · bdk риж (young female person) · ka გოგო (young female person) · pl dziewczyna (young female person) · ysr náẋserráẋ (young female person) · tyv кыс (young female person) · vec toxata (young female person) · fur frute (young female person) · te అమ్మాయి (young female person) · fr servante (female servant) · swg Mädle (young female person) · kab ⵜⴰⵇⵛⵉⵛⵜ (young female person) · ar فتاة (young female person) · sw msichana (young female person) · gmw-ecg Madel (young female person) · tl dalaga (woman — see also woman) · fi tyttö (woman — see also woman) · la puella (young female person) · de Madli (young female person) · pl dziewoja (young female person) · alt кыс (young female person) · oc gojata (young female person) · ja 少女 (young female person) · bg дево́йка (young female person) · rom gaʒi (woman — see also woman) · zh 女孩兒 /女孩儿 (young female person) · om dubara (young female person) · sm teine (young female person) · izh tyttö (young female person) · ko 여자 (woman — see also woman) · pt garota (young female person) · he בַּחוּרָה (woman — see also woman) · sh дѐво̄јка (young female person) · lmo tusa (young female person) · frr foomen (young female person) · lzz ბოზო (young female person) · pl dziewa (young female person) · pi kaññā (young female person) · bg дево́йка (woman — see also woman) · grc κοράσιον (young female person) · pt mulher (woman — see also woman) · ce йоӏ (young female person) · ka გოგონა (young female person) · apj ch’eekéé (young female person) · zh 女兒 /女儿 (young female person) · uk ді́вчинка (young female person) · hil babaye (woman — see also woman) · bni elenge (young female person) · syl ꠍꠥꠞꠉꠤ (young female person) · lld muta (young female person) · de Meiki (young female person) · hi युवती (young female person) · ne केटी (young female person) · ckb کچ (young female person) · lv meiča (young female person) · he עַלְמָה (woman — see also woman) · swg Boscha (young female person) · hu nő (woman — see also woman) · gl rapariga (young female person) · bg дево́йче (young female person) · smn nieidâ (young female person) · sl punca (young female person) · ar طِفْلة (young female person) · he יַלְדָּה (young female person) · et plika (young female person) · bg моми́ченце (young female person) · es morrita (young female person) · sk dievčatko (young female person) · hak 細妹仔 /细妹仔 (young female person) · tzo tseb (young female person) · ru девчо́нка (young female person) · ar صبيّة (young female person) · ug قىز (young female person) · vec tóxa (young female person) · eu neska (young female person) · esu neviarcaq (young female person) · sh дјѐво̄јка (young female person) · hi कन्या (young female person) · myv тейтерь (young female person) · tl babae (woman — see also woman) · yao msikana (young female person) · br gwreg (woman — see also woman) · pt rapariga (young female person) · de Mädel (young female person) · ms gadis (young female person) · ps ووړکۍ (young female person) · apw it’één (young female person) · kam mwiitu (young female person) · pl dziołcha (young female person) · nrf hardelle (young female person) · pdt Mejal (young female person) · am ሴት ልጅ (young female person) · xal күүкн (young female person) · et tüdruk (young female person) · zh 女生 (woman — see also woman) · za sau (young female person) · lo ເດັກຜູ້ຍິງ (young female person) · nn jente (woman — see also woman) · be дзяўча́ (young female person) · lv skuķis (young female person) · eve асаткан (young female person) · ckb کەنی (young female person) · id anak perempuan (young female person) · ja 女子 (young female person) · ro fată (young female person) · rom rromni (woman — see also woman) · li maedske (young female person) · sux 𒆠𒂖 (young female person) · rsk дзивка (young female person) · bh लइकी (young female person) · gd nighneag (young female person) · ee nyɔnuvi (young female person) · sv tjej (young female person) · es lola (young female person) · ny mtsíkana (young female person) · cim diirna (young female person) · hi बालिका (young female person) · nb pike (young female person) · mr मुल्गी (young female person) · rmf rakli (young female person) · ovd kulla (young female person) · ast ñena (young female person) · fr fille (young female person) · bal جنک (young female person) · meu kekeni (young female person) · it bambina (young female person) · gd nighean (woman — see also woman) · dsb źowćo (young female person) · de Maitli (young female person) · hi महिला (woman — see also woman) · evn хунат (young female person) · ia pupa (young female person) · zza cıwanık (female servant) · shi tafruxt (young female person) · ga cailín (young female person) · he אישה (woman — see also woman) · nl vrouw (woman — see also woman) · th เด็กสาว (young female person) · swg Fehl (young female person) · tum msungwana (young female person) · rif taḥenjirt (young female person) · th เด็กหญิง (young female person) · de Meitji (young female person) · sco lassie (young female person) · bgc छोरी (young female person) · mer mwari (young female person) · lb Meedchen (young female person) · ar بنت (young female person) · es chica (young female person) · ota دختر (young female person) · sw mwari (young female person) · tg духтар (young female person) · yue 細路女 /细路女 (young female person) · swg Fohl (young female person) · lmo tósa (young female person) · pa ਕੁੜੀ (young female person) · egy zA-t-B1 (young female person) · lkt wičhíŋčala (young female person) · ks لٔڑکی (young female person) · ik niaqsaaʁruk (young female person) · pt menina (young female person) · rmy ćhej (young female person) · zza resayi (female servant) · de Meetle (young female person) · lus awmpui (female servant) · ckt ӈээккэӄэй (young female person) · de Maidle (young female person) · zza ceni (diq) (woman — see also woman) · es muchacha (young female person) · sq voce (young female person) · mi kōhaia (young female person) · zh 女孩子 (young female person) · tt кыз (young female person) · nn jenta (young female person) · hi सेविका (female servant) · oc drolleta (young female person) · sl deklica (young female person) · evn асаткан (young female person) · io puerino (young female person) · nb jente (woman — see also woman) · fur frutate (young female person) · my ကောင်မလေး (young female person) · pl dziewczę (young female person) · te బాలిక (young female person) · hil dalaga (woman — see also woman) · shi tafruxt (tafruxt) (young female person) · lg omuwala (young female person) · vi gái (young female person) · gl moza (young female person) · am ልጃገረድ (young female person) · ltg mārga (young female person) · sa कन्या (young female person) · io yunino (young female person) · gl meniña (young female person) · tk gyz (young female person) · lv skuķe (young female person) · wuu 囡兒 /囡儿 (young female person) · is þerna (female servant) · mi kōtiro (young female person) · ckb کەنیشک (young female person) · sq gocë (young female person) · so inan (young female person) · ks کوٗر (young female person) · wym miöed (young female person) · yag čule-kipa (young female person) · lo ກຸມາລິ (young female person) · be дзе́ўчына (young female person) · te కన్య (young female person) · es mujer (woman — see also woman) · oc filha (young female person) · uk дівча́ (young female person) · kls istrížagúạk (young female person) · ale asxinux (young female person) · zh 丫頭 /丫头 (young female person) · uk дівчина (woman — see also woman) · nl meid (young female person) · crh qız (young female person) · ast neña (young female person) · sid seemo (young female person) · xdq рирси́ (young female person) · rsk дзивчатко (young female person) · hi स्त्री (woman — see also woman) · apw (-na’ilį’) na’ilín (young female person) · haw wahine ʻōpio (young female person) · lv meitene (young female person) · fa دُخْتَر (young female person) · os чызг (young female person) · sq cucë (young female person) · iso ọmọtẹ (young female person) · eo fraŭlino (woman — see also woman) · ood cehia (young female person) · hu lány (young female person) · sv piga (female servant) · ki mũirĩtu (young female person) · mi tamahine (young female person) · ota بنت (young female person) · xda mirkan (young female person) · sv tjej (woman — see also woman) · wrh migay (young female person) · fi piika (female servant) · uz qiz (young female person) · pl dzieweczka (young female person) · sk dievča (young female person) · nag chokri (young female person) · ps نجلۍ (young female person) · da pige i huset (female servant) · ko 소녀 (young female person) · wa feye (young female person) · gmw-cfr Mädsche (young female person) · rom ʒuvli (woman — see also woman) · nus nyal (young female person) · de Modi (young female person) · de Deandl (young female person) · lzz კულანი (young female person) · zh гўнён (young female person) · rmy rakli (young female person) · esh تیتی (young female person) · ga cailín (female servant) · xmf ცირა (young female person) · ar بنت (young female person) · be дзяўчы́на (young female person) · ki karĩĩgũ (young female person) · ltg meitine (young female person) · moh eksà:ʼa (young female person) · bn মেয়ে (young female person) · sma nïejte (young female person) · es chiquilla (young female person) · el κορίτσι (woman — see also woman) · ru де́вочка (young female person) · ca noia (young female person) · hsb dźowćo (young female person) · ca nena (young female person) · zh нүзы (young female person) · apm ’it’éeké (young female person) · yi מיידל (young female person) · cs děvče (young female person) · bua басаган (young female person) · nap peccerella (young female person) · vep neičukaine (young female person) · rup featã (young female person) · mg tovovavy (young female person) · aa awka (young female person) · fa زن (woman — see also woman) · ar بِنْت (young female person) · fo genta (young female person) · ka გოგო (woman — see also woman) · mi taitamāhine (young female person)

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girl en · VERB

Pronunciation

[ˈɡɝəɫ] (General-American)
/ˈɡɜɹl/ (General-American)
/ˈɡɛəl/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
/ɡɜɹl/ (Canada)
(Southern-England) audio
/ɡeːl/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
[ɡɚ(ɹ)ɫ] (Canada)
/ɡɛɹl/ Dublin
[ˈɡʏw] (New-Zealand)
/ˈɡɪəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɡɪɾəl/ (Scotland)
[ˈɡɪɾəɫ] (Scotland)
(US) audio
/ˈɡɜːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɡɛːl/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
/ˈɡøːl/ (New-Zealand)
[ɡəɹ(ə)l] Ottawa Valley

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To feminize or girlify; to gender as a girl or as for girls.
- Quite different is the way in which the tomboy girled the rebel narrative. In recent years, queer theorists have taken a deep interest in the tomboy as a prefigure for the butch dyke. 2005, Leerom Medovoi, Rebels: Youth and the Cold War Origins of Identity, page 293:
- One can argue that the genre “yuppified” the popular romance novel or perhaps “girled” the not especially gender-specific concept of the young urban professional. 2011, Stephanie Harzewski, Chick Lit and Postfeminism:
(informal) To staff with or as a girl or girls.
- She and her Altrurian diplomat husband, arriving there by sea, are greeted by flower-laden boats, each not manned, but girled by six rowers, who pulled as true a stroke as I ever saw. 1986, Marcus Cunliffe, The Literature of the United States, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Penguin Books, →ISBN:
- Her first shock came when the ship on which she and her husband arrived was met by three boats “girled” by “great, splendid creatures, as tall as our millionaires' tallest daughters, and as strong-looking as any of our college-girl athletes,” ... 1961, The Georgia Review, volume 15, page 228:
- To her disappointment, the chatty Carlene DuBois wasn't behind the desk; instead it was manned—or girled—by a frothy little blonde who barely looked old enough to be out of high school. 2009, Linda Howard, Night Moves: Dream Man/After the Night, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 220:
- Making our way past a one-girl switchboard temporarily girled by two frantic operators, we found the victorious president, Elliott A. Bowles, barely visible behind a heap of telegrams [...] 1949, The New Yorker:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
gurl		alternative, nonstandard	lexicographic
gworl		alternative, slang	lexicographic
guhrl		alternative, nonstandard	lexicographic
girle		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
gal		alternative, colloquial	lexicographic
grrl		alternative, slang	lexicographic
guhl		alternative, colloquial	lexicographic
gorl		Internet, alternative	lexicographic
gyrle		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
gel		UK, alternative, slang	lexicographic
girling	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
grrrl		alternative, slang	lexicographic
gyal		alternative	lexicographic
gril		Internet, alternative	lexicographic
girls	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
girled	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
girled	Tense=Past		lexicographic

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girl en · NOUN

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girl en · VERB

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