girl

Less common meanings

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   female animalnouncountable or uncountable

   A female animal, often a pet that someone speaks to fondly.

   "Good girl!" the trainer said, patting the dog on the head.

   Our old dog is a sweet girl who loves belly rubs.

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   loved machinenouncolloquialcountable or uncountable

   A machine or vehicle that someone loves and uses a lot.

   "Come on, girl, start!" he begged his old truck.

   This old car is my girl, and she's never let me down.

   UsageSay the old girl about a car.

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   nounderogatorycolloquialcountable

   A rude name for a boy or man, used to say he is weak, scared, or not manly.

   The older boys called him a girl because he cried.

   Don't be such a girl! The water isn't that cold.

   UsageMany people find this sexist.

   Similarwimp, sissy

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    maidnounoffensivedatedcountable or uncountable

    A woman who works as a servant or maid.

    The family hired a girl to help with the cooking and cleaning.

    The rich lady rang a bell, and the girl came in to clear the plates.

    UsageSay maid or housekeeper instead.

    Similarmaid, maidservant, charwoman, charlady

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    make feminineverbtransitive

    To make something seem feminine or meant for girls.

    Marketers girl their products with pink boxes and sparkles.

    The studio girled the whole franchise to attract a new audience.

    Similarfeminize

    Oppositemasculinize

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    female plantnounchildishcountable or uncountable

    A female plant or tree, or in a child's way of talking, any living thing that is female.

    Only the girl trees in the orchard bear fruit.

    Growers keep the girls and remove the male plants.

    UsageSay female in careful writing.

    Similarfemale

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    fill with staffverbcolloquialtransitive

    To provide staff for a place or task using girls or young women.

    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 StatesHere, girled means staffed by girls or young women instead of men.

    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 NightHere, girled means staffed by a girl or young woman.

    UsageSay staffed in normal writing.

    Similarstaff

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    cocainenounslangUSuncountable

    The drug cocaine, especially when it is a powder.

    The dealer was caught with a bag of girl in his car.

    Word on the street was that he sold girl on that corner.

    UsageUse it with no a: buy girl.

    Similarcoke, blow, snow, charlie, powder

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    queen (cards)nounslangcountable or uncountable

    The queen in a deck of playing cards.

    She drew a girl and added it to her hand.

    "I've got two girls," he said, laying his pair of queens on the table.

    UsageMost people say queen.

    Similarqueen

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    nounobsoletecountable or uncountable

    A young child of any sex.

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    nounobsoleteUKcountable or uncountable

    A male roe deer that is two years old.

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