■ noun
1》 a female child.
2》 a young or relatively young woman.
↘( ~s ) informal women who mix socially or belong to a group.
↘a person's ~friend.
3》 dated a female servant.
Derivatives
~hood noun
~ish adjective
~ishly adverb
~ishness noun
Origin
ME (denoting a child or young person of either sex): perh. related to Low Ger. gör 'child'.