girl

1. (countable, uncountable)A female child.

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

   a young female

2. (countable, offensive, sometimes, uncountable)A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.

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

   a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

3. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)A term of address to a female (see usage notes)

   Hey, girl, I haven't seen you since last week! Where you been?

4. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)One's girlfriend.

   He lucked out with that girl of his. Smart, sweet, sassy, and pretty too.

5. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)One's daughter.

   Your girl turned up on our doorstep. She was crying about the argument on the playground. We let her vent.

6. (countable, especially, uncountable)A female friend.

   a female human offspring

7. (countable, uncountable)A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.

   Hey, Tricksy, come here, girl! Do you want a treat? Yes, you love those biscuits, don't you! What a good girl! Here's another!

8. (childish, countable, uncountable)A female (tree, gene, etc).

   Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?

   a youthful female person

9. (countable, informal, uncountable)A machine or vehicle, especially one that the speaker uses often and is fond of.

   The old girl ain't as pretty as she once was, but she still purrs like a kitten and still gets out of her own way!

10. (countable, uncountable)A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)

    He assumed that the girls should clean up his giant mess. We straightened out his misconception.

    Frau

    де́вушкаdévuška, служа́нкаslužánka

    дівчинаdivčyna

11. (US, slang, uncountable)Cocaine, especially in powder form.

    He's the sort of lowlife who snorts coke and refers to it as his girl.

12. (countable, slang, uncommon, uncountable)A queen (the playing card).

    Are your sure you want to discard that old girl?

1. Mary is a very pretty girl.

   Мері - надзвичайно красива дівчина.

   ruМэри — очень красивая девушка.

   deMarie ist ein sehr hübsches Mädchen.

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2. Every boy and girl knows him.

   Кожен хлопець чи дівчина знає його.

   ruКаждый мальчик и каждая девочка его знают.

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3. The girl is afraid of dogs.

   Дівчинка боїться собак.

   ruДевочка боится собак.

   deDas Mädchen hat Angst vor Hunden.

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4. The girl did nothing but cry.

   Дівчина лише й робила, що плакала.

   ruДевочка только и делала, что плакала.

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5. The girl standing there is Mary.

   Дівчина, що стоїть там, — це Мері.

   deDas Mädchen, das dort steht, ist Mary.

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regular

• galalternative colloquial
• guhlalternative colloquial
• gelUK alternative slang
• gorlInternet alternative
• grilInternet alternative
• grrrlalternative slang
• grrlalternative slang
• gworlalternative slang
• gyalalternative