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girl
noun /ɡɜːl/
/ɡɝːl/ Definition
A1 [C] a female child or young woman, especially one still at school: Two girls showed us round the classrooms.Children and babies A1 [C] a daughter: We have two girls. My little girl is five.Children and babies › [C usually plural] a woman worker, especially when seen as one of a group: shop/office girlsEmployees and colleagues the girls B1 [plural] › a group of female friends: I'm going out with the girls tonight. The girls at work gave it to me.Men and womenKinds of menKinds of womenFriends, acquaintances and contemporaries
(Definition of girl noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appointee noun
- associate noun (FRIEND)
- career woman noun
- co-worker noun
- colleague noun
- compatriot noun
- employee noun
- incumbent noun
- man noun (MALE)
- mate noun (HELPER)
- new blood noun
- new broom noun
- office spouse noun
- operative noun
- self-starter noun
- shadow noun (FOLLOW)
- wage earner noun
- worker noun
- working man/woman/person noun
- workmate noun
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