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415 | " data-src-mp3="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/media/british/uk_pron/g/gir/girl_/girl_British_English_pronunciation.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/media/british/uk_pron_ogg/g/gir/girl_/girl_British_English_pronunciation.ogg" style="cursor: pointer"/><span class="PRON show_less"><span class="SEP PRON-before"> /</span>ɡɜː(r)l<span class="SEP PRON-after">/</span></span></span><div class="wordforms show_less"><a onmousedown="$('#wordsformslayer-head').toggle();" onclick="ga('send', 'event', 'entry', 'wordform', 'wordsformslayer-head');"><img alt="Word Forms" src="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/external/images/WordForms.gif?version=2017-05-02-0934"/></a><div class="layer" id="wordsformslayer-head"><a onmousedown="$('#wordsformslayer-head').toggle();">Close</a><table><tr><td><span class="INFLECTION-TYPE">singular</span></td><td><span class="INFLECTION-CONTENT"><span class="I-BASEFORM"><span class="INFLECTION-ENTRY">girl</span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="INFLECTION-TYPE">plural</span></td><td><span class="INFLECTION-CONTENT"><span class="I-BASEFORM"><span class="INFLECTION-ENTRY">girls</span></span></span></td></tr></table></div><!-- End of DIV layer--></div><!-- End of DIV wordforms show_less--></div><!-- End of DIV --> |
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428 | <li><a |
429 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/b-girl" |
430 | title="b-girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">b-girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
431 | <li><a |
432 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/day-girl" |
433 | title="day girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">day girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
434 | <li><a |
435 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/my-girl" |
436 | title="my girl phrase"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">my girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH">phrase</span></span></a></li> |
437 | <li><a |
438 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/it-girl" |
439 | title="It girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">It girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
440 | <li><a |
441 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/old-girl" |
442 | title="old girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">old girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
443 | <li><a |
444 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/ball-girl" |
445 | title="ball girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">ball girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
446 | <li><a |
447 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/call-girl" |
448 | title="call girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">call girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
449 | <li><a |
450 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/girl-band" |
451 | title="girl band noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">girl band</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
452 | <li><a |
453 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/head-girl" |
454 | title="head girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">head girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
455 | <li><a |
456 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/land-girl" |
457 | title="land girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">land girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
458 | <li><a |
459 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/chalet-girl" |
460 | title="chalet girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">chalet girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
461 | <li><a |
462 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/chorus-girl" |
463 | title="chorus girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">chorus girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
464 | <li><a |
465 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/cover-girl" |
466 | title="cover girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">cover girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
467 | <li><a |
468 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/flower-girl" |
469 | title="flower girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">flower girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
470 | <li><a |
471 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/girl-crush" |
472 | title="girl crush noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">girl crush</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
473 | <li><a |
474 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/girl-friday" |
475 | title="girl Friday noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">girl Friday</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
476 | <li><a |
477 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/girl-guide" |
478 | title="Girl Guide noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">Girl Guide</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
479 | <li><a |
480 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/golden-girl" |
481 | title="golden girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">golden girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
482 | <li><a |
483 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/office-girl" |
484 | title="office girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">office girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
485 | <li><a |
486 | href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/paper-girl" |
487 | title="paper girl noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">paper girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li> |
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501 | <ol class="senses"><li><div class="SENSE" id="girl__1"><div class="SENSE-BODY"><div class="SENSE-NUM">1</div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-NUM--><span class="DEFINITION" resource="dict_british"><span class="SEP DEFINITION-before"> </span>a <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/female_1" class="QUERY" title="female">female</a> <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/child" class="QUERY" title="child">child</a></span><div class="EXAMPLES" ID="girl__2"><p class="EXAMPLE" resource="dict_british">There are 12 <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/boy_1" title="boys">boys</a></span> and 15 <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/girl" title="girls">girls</a></span> in my <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/son" title="son">son</a></span>’s <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/class_1" title="class">class</a></span>.</p></div><!-- End of DIV EXAMPLES--><div class="EXAMPLES show_less" ID="girl__3"><strong>little girl</strong><span class="SEP EXAMPLE-before">: </span><p class="EXAMPLE" resource="dict_british">What a <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/pretty_1" title="pretty">pretty</a></span> <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/little_1" title="little">little</a></span> girl!</p></div><!-- End of DIV EXAMPLES show_less--><div class="THES"><div class="synonyms"><span class="synonyms"><span style="font-style:normal;" class="icon_thesaurus_small_bullet">Synonyms and related words |
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505 | </a></div><!-- End of DIV centred--></div><!-- End of DIV thessnippet--></div><!-- End of DIV THES--> <ol class="SUB-SENSES"><li id="girl__4"><div class="SUB-SENSE-BODY"><div class="SENSE-NUM">a.</div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-NUM--><div class="SUB-SENSE-CONTENT"><span class="DEFINITION" resource="dict_british"><span class="SEP DEFINITION-before"> </span>a <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/daughter_1" class="QUERY" title="daughter">daughter</a></span><div class="EXAMPLES" ID="girl__5"><p class="EXAMPLE" resource="dict_british">Mary’s two <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/girl" title="girls">girls</a></span> still <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/live_1" title="live">live</a></span> at <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/home_1" title="home">home</a></span>.</p></div><!-- End of DIV EXAMPLES--><div class="THES"><div class="synonyms"><span class="synonyms"><span style="font-style:normal;" class="icon_thesaurus_small_bullet">Synonyms and related words |
506 | </span></span></div><!-- End of DIV synonyms--><div class="thessnippet"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/sons-and-daughters-and-nephews-and-nieces" class="cattitle"><span class="h2">Sons and daughters and nephews and nieces:</span></a><span class="synonyms"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/bastard#bastard__6" title="bastard">bastard</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/boy_1#boy_1__4" title="boy">boy</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/child#child__11" title="child">child</a>... |
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510 | </span></span></div><!-- End of DIV synonyms--><div class="thessnippet"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/women-and-girls" class="cattitle"><span class="h2">Women and girls:</span></a><span class="synonyms"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/woman#woman__7" title="woman">woman</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/girl#girl__6" title="girls">girls</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/female_2#female_2__1" title="female">female</a>... |
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518 | <ol class="SUB-SENSES"><li id="girl__8"><div class="SUB-SENSE-BODY"><div class="SENSE-NUM">a.</div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-NUM--><div class="SUB-SENSE-CONTENT"><div class="SENSE-VARIANT"><span class="SEP SENSE-VARIANT-before"> </span><h3 class="SENSE-ENTRY"><span class="BASE">girls</span></h3></div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-VARIANT--><span class="SYNTAX-CODING show_less"><span class="SEP SYNTAX-CODING-before"> [</span>plural<span class="SEP SYNTAX-CODING-after">]</span></span><span class="DEFINITION" resource="dict_british"><span class="SEP DEFINITION-before"> </span><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/used" class="QUERY" title="used">used</a> for <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/talk_1" class="QUERY" title="talking">talking</a> to or about a <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/group_1" class="QUERY" title="group">group</a> of <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/women" class="QUERY" title="women">women</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/especially" class="QUERY" title="especially">especially</a> by <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/women" class="QUERY" title="women">women</a> who are the same <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/age_1" class="QUERY" title="age">age</a> or <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/old" class="QUERY" title="older">older</a><span class="USAGUC"><span class="SEP USAGUC-before">. </span>This is often <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/considered" class="QUERY" title="considered">considered</a> <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/offensive_1" class="QUERY" title="offensive">offensive</a> when <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/used" class="QUERY" title="used">used</a> by <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/men" class="QUERY" title="men">men</a></span></span><div class="EXAMPLES" ID="girl__9"><p class="EXAMPLE" resource="dict_british">So how are you <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/girl" title="girls">girls</a></span> <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/doing" title="doing">doing</a></span> <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/today_1" title="today">today</a></span>?</p></div><!-- End of DIV EXAMPLES--><div class="EXAMPLES show_less" ID="girl__10"><strong>the girls <span class="GL"><span class="SEP GL-before"> (=</span>a woman’s female friends<span class="SEP GL-after">)</span></span></strong><span class="SEP EXAMPLE-before">: </span><p class="EXAMPLE" resource="dict_british">I’m <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/going_1" title="going">going</a></span> out with the <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/girl" title="girls">girls</a></span> <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/tonight_1" title="tonight">tonight</a></span>.</p></div><!-- End of DIV EXAMPLES show_less--><div class="THES"><div class="synonyms"><span class="synonyms"><span style="font-style:normal;" class="icon_thesaurus_small_bullet">Synonyms and related words |
519 | </span></span></div><!-- End of DIV synonyms--><div class="thessnippet"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/names-used-for-talking-to-women-or-girls" class="cattitle"><span class="h2">Names used for talking to women or girls:</span></a><span class="synonyms"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/love_2#love_2__31" title="love">love</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/miss_2#miss_2__4" title="miss">miss</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/babe#babe__5" title="babe">babe</a>... |
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523 | </span></span></div><!-- End of DIV synonyms--><div class="thessnippet"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/women-and-girls" class="cattitle"><span class="h2">Women and girls:</span></a><span class="synonyms"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/woman#woman__7" title="woman">woman</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/girl#girl__6" title="girls">girls</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/female_2#female_2__1" title="female">female</a>... |
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527 | </span></span></div><!-- End of DIV synonyms--><div class="thessnippet"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/servants" class="cattitle"><span class="h2">Servants:</span></a><span class="synonyms"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/amah#amah__1" title="amah">amah</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/batman_1#batman_1__1" title="batman">batman</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/butler#butler__1" title="butler">butler</a>... |
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531 | <span class="SEEALSO"><span class="SEP SEEALSO-before"><img class="dict-arrow" src="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/external/images/dict-arrow.gif?version=2017-05-02-0934"/> </span><a title="old girl" href=" http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/old-girl">old girl</a></span></div><!-- End of DIV SEEALSO-GROUP--></div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-INFO1--></div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-INFO--></div><!-- End of DIV SENSE--></li><li><div class="SENSE" id="girl__14"><div class="SENSE-BODY"><div class="SENSE-NUM">3</div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-NUM--><span class="RESTRICTION-CLASS"><span class="SEP RESTRICTION-CLASS-before"> [</span>often before noun<span class="SEP RESTRICTION-CLASS-after">]</span></span><span class="DEFINITION" resource="dict_british"><span class="SEP DEFINITION-before"> </span>a <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/female_1" class="QUERY" title="female">female</a> <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/animal_1" class="QUERY" title="animal">animal</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/especially" class="QUERY" title="especially">especially</a> a <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/pet_1" class="QUERY" title="pet">pet</a></span><div class="THES"><div class="synonyms"><span class="synonyms"><span style="font-style:normal;" class="icon_thesaurus_small_bullet">Synonyms and related words |
532 | </span></span></div><!-- End of DIV synonyms--><div class="thessnippet"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/female-animals" class="cattitle"><span class="h2">Female animals:</span></a><span class="synonyms"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/bitch_1#bitch_1__3" title="bitch">bitch</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/cow_1#cow_1__2" title="cow">cow</a>, <a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/dam_1#dam_1__2" title="dam">dam</a>... |
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540 | </div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-BODY--></div><!-- End of DIV SENSE--></li></ol></div><!-- End of DIV entryBody--><div id="phrases_container"><h2 class="TITLE" id="girl__15">phrases</h2><ul><li class="PHR-XREF"><a title=" my girl" href=" http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/my-girl"> my girl</a></li><li class="PHR-XREF"><a title=" someone’s girl" href=" http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/someone-s-girl"> someone’s girl</a></li></ul></div><!-- End of DIV --><div class="HEAD-INFO"><div class="HEAD-INFO2"><div class="sidebox show_less" ID="girl__16"><div class="ONEBOX-HEAD">Avoiding offence: girl </div><!-- End of DIV ONEBOX-HEAD--><div class="sideboxbody"><b><div class="p">Words that may cause offence: <span class="BOLD" style="font-weight:bold;">girl</span></div><!-- End of DIV p--></b><div class="p">People sometimes say <span class="BOLD" style="font-weight:bold;">girl</span> to refer to a young adult woman, but this use may cause offence. Avoid using <span class="BOLD" style="font-weight:bold;">girl</span> if it would seem wrong to use <span class="BOLD" style="font-weight:bold;">boy</span> about a young man of the same age. Do not use <span class="BOLD" style="font-weight:bold;">girl</span> about an adult woman.</div><!-- End of DIV p--></div><!-- End of DIV sideboxbody--></div><!-- End of DIV sidebox show_less--> <div class="smallprint"><p>This is the British English definition of <b>girl</b>. |
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651 | <p class="wotdDefinition"><a href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/matriculate">to officially become a student at a university</a></p> |
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Snippet ID: | #1008441 |
Snippet name: | "girl" (dictionary entry) |
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