girlify en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English girl Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English girlify From girl + -ify.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make girly.
She made George set in the playhouse with her, and he would do it, no matter how much Pa teased him and called him girlified and threatened to make him wear dresses.
1968, Mildred Haun, The Hawk's Done Gone: And Other Stories, page 223:Men, who still run the patriarchy, are loving it; women are self-objectifying, girlifying themselves in their makeup, clothing, hair, and even their discourse – girl talk.
2008, Ben Agger, The Virtual Self: A Contemporary Sociology, page 138:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| girlified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| girlified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| girlifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| girlifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |