English · Word Candidate

girl

/ˈɡɜːl/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: girling · girled

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A female child.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một đứa trẻ gái

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Noun

Examples

I saw a little girl feeding, brushing, and talking to a heifer.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một phụ nữ, đặc biệt là một người phụ nữ trẻ và thường hấp dẫn

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Noun

Examples

He has a crush on a girl at work. We were kidding with him yesterday about his work crush.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To feminize or girlify; to gender as a girl or as for girls.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm cho trở nên nữ tính

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Verb

Examples

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.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To staff with or as a girl or girls.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sử dụng nhân viên là gái hoặc các cô gái

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VerbRegister: informal

Examples

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 [...]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “girl” mean?

A female child.

Is “girl” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.