Synonyms for girl
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Lassie — A term of address to a female (see usage notes)
lassie UK, babe, damsel formal, girlie informal, gal informal, colleen IE, lass informal dated, chick slang, wench vulgar dated, bird slang informal UK IE, birdy CA, frail vulgar slang, broad slang dated US, damoiselle rare
2. Maid — A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
woman servant, maiden formal, char-woman, virgin, maid-servant, cha, char UK, soubrette, maid formal dated, charlady dated
3. Young lady
Other
daughter, lady friend, little girl, queen, youth, filly, cocaine, booger sugar slang, gillian dated, moggy dated UK US, moggie UK, elrig dated UK, minoress rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A term of address to a female (see usage notes)
Hey, girl, I haven't seen you since last week! Where you been?
- n. 2
A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
He assumed that the girls should clean up his giant mess. We straightened out his misconception.
- n. 3
A female child.
I saw a little girl feeding, brushing, and talking to a heifer.
Related words
- Word family
- girlchild girlcock girldick girldom girlery girlfailure girlhood girlie
- Phrases
- working girl big girl's blouse street girl grid girl little girl sky girl ring girl shoeshine girl
- Is a kind of
- female person child
Forms
- Plural
- girls → lassies, babes, damsels, girlies…
Example sentences
- babe Get in the car, babe. We're driving to Madagascar.
- daughter Talking of Smith, what has become of his daughter?
- queen Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| girl | rising | |
| babe | rising | |
| daughter | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gal1, cha1
- 4 letters
- miss1, bird1, babe1, maid1, char1, lass1
- 5 letters
- queen1, youth1, broad1, chick1, frail1, missy2, filly2, wench1, birdy2, moggy, elrig
- 6 letters
- virgin2, maiden2, damsel2, girlie2, lassie2, moggie
- 7 letters
- cocaine2, colleen2, gillian3
- 8 letters
- daughter2, charlady, minoress
- 9 letters
- soubrette
- 10 letters
- damoiselle
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (missy2 = 2 syllables).