GIRL


Meaning of GIRL in English

[noun] [C] - a young woman, esp. one still at schoolTwo girls showed us round the classrooms.Girl sometimes means daughter.We have two girls.My little girl is five.Adult women consider it offensive to be called girls by other people, esp. men, although this was common in the past, but they might call themselves or their friends girls.Mum says she's going out with the girls tonight.The girls at work gave it to me.Women workers as a group are often called girls.shop/office girls(UK informal humorous) He's just a big/great girl's blouse (= a weak and cowardly man).A girl Friday is a type of secretary or general helper in an office, usually someone willing to do several different types of work.(UK) Girl Guide is dated for Guide. See at Guides.(US) A Girl Scout is a girl or young woman who belongs to a youth organization similar to the Guides and Scouts.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.