n.1 a female child or youth.
2 colloq. a young (esp. unmarried) woman.
3 colloq. a girlfriend or sweetheart.
4 a female servant.
Phrases and idioms:
girl Friday see FRIDAY.
Derivatives:
girlhood n.
Etymology: ME gurle, girle, gerle, perh. rel. to LG g{ouml}r child