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                                            <li><a
                href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/b-girl"
                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>
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                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>
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                href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/my-girl"
                title="my girl phrase"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">my girl</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH">phrase</span></span></a></li>
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                href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/it-girl"
                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>
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                href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/old-girl"
                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>
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                href="http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/ball-girl"
                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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>
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                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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                 <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
                    </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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            <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
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                 </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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Snippet ID: #1008441
Snippet name: "girl" (dictionary entry)
Eternal ID of this version: #1008441/1
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Created/modified: 2017-05-15 17:29:28
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