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noun
A female child.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: girl, woman child, maid child, babe, bint, bird, cake, chick, colleen, cutty, damoiselle, damsel, elrig, frail, gal, gel, girlie, girly, grill, hottie, lass, lassie, little girl, maggie, maid, maiden, minoress, miss, missy, moggy, poppet, pucelle, puss, quean, tart, wan, wench
Antonyms: boychild
History
Compound of girl + child.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
