girl

n. young female child; young female; woman (Slang); housemaid (Slang)

A girl is a female child, as opposed to a boy, a male child. The age at which a female person transitions from girl to woman varies in different societies; typically the transition from adolescence to maturity is taken to occur in the late teens. The English word (first documented in 1290) originally designated a child of either gender. To designate between the two genders, a female child was called a gay girl, while a male child was called a knave girl. During the 14th century its sense was narrowed to specifically female children. Subsequently, it was extended to refer also to mature but unmarried young women since the 1530s. Usage in the sense of (romantic) "sweetheart" arose in the 17th century.
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Noun
1. a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
(synonym) miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
(hypernym) woman, adult female
(hyponym) baby, sister
2. a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle"
(synonym) female child, little girl
(antonym) male child, boy
(hypernym) female, female person
(hyponym) campfire girl
3. a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
(synonym) daughter
(antonym) son, boy
(hypernym) female offspring
(hyponym) mother's daughter
4. a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out"
(synonym) girlfriend, lady friend
(hypernym) woman, adult female
5. a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls"
(hypernym) woman, adult female

n. show girl

n. showgirl (slang)