Phrase guide

ball girl

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A female responsible for getting the balls from off the area of play to the players.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: aplegapilotes — female who clears balls
  • Chinese Mandarin: 球童 (qiútóng) — female who clears balls
  • Dutch: ballenmeisje — female who clears balls
  • Finnish: pallotyttö — female who clears balls
  • French: ramasseuse de balles — female who clears balls
  • German: Ballmädchen — female who clears balls
  • Hungarian: labdaszedő — female who clears balls
  • Hungarian: labdaszedő lány — female who clears balls
  • Japanese: ボールガール (bōru gāru) — female who clears balls
  • Japanese: ボールパーソン (bōru pāson) — female who clears balls
  • Korean: 볼걸 (bolgeol) — female who clears balls
  • Russian: де́вушка-болбо́й (dévuška-bolbój) — female who clears balls
  • Spanish: recogepelotas — female who clears balls
  • Swedish: bollflicka — female who clears balls