noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈskuːlɡɜː(ɹ)l/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A girl attending school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: schoolchild, pupil, student
2
verb
Meaning 2
To restrain in a schoolgirl pin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a girl attending school
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: female child, girl, little girl
History
Etymology
Compound of school + girl.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
nxënëse
— girl attending school
Arabic:
تِلْمِيذَة
(tilmīḏa)
— girl attending school
Belarusian:
шко́льніца
(škólʹnica)
— girl attending school
Belarusian:
вучані́ца
(vučaníca)
— girl attending school
Bulgarian:
у́ченичка
(účenička)
— girl attending school
Chinese Mandarin:
女學生 /女学生
(nǚxuéshēng)
— girl attending school
Chinese Mandarin:
女生
(nǚshēng)
— girl attending school
Czech:
školačka
— girl attending school
Czech:
žákyně
— girl attending school
Czech:
žačka
— girl attending school
Danish:
skolepige
— girl attending school
Faroese:
skúlagenta
— girl attending school
Finnish:
koulutyttö
— girl attending school
French:
élève
— girl attending school
French:
écolière
— girl attending school
German:
Schülerin
— girl attending school
German:
Schulmädchen
— girl attending school
Icelandic:
skólastúlka
— girl attending school
Icelandic:
skólastelpa
— girl attending school
Icelandic:
námsmær
— girl attending school
Irish:
cailín scoile
— girl attending school
Italian:
alunna
— girl attending school
Italian:
scolara
— girl attending school
Japanese:
女子児童
(joshi jidō)
— girl attending school
Japanese:
女子生徒
(joshi seito)
— girl attending school
Japanese:
女生徒
(joseito)
— girl attending school
Japanese:
女子学生
(joshi gakusei)
— girl attending school
Japanese:
女学生
(jogakusei)
— girl attending school
Japanese:
女生
(josei)
— girl attending school
Khmer:
សិស្សស្រី
(səh srəy)
— girl attending school
Korean:
여학생
(yeohaksaeng)
— girl attending school
Korean:
녀학생
(nyeohaksaeng)
— girl attending school
Latin:
discipula
— girl attending school
Latvian:
skolniece
— girl attending school
Macedonian:
ученичка
(učenička)
— girl attending school
Norman:
êcoliéthe
— girl attending school
Norwegian Bokmål:
skolejente
— girl attending school
Norwegian Bokmål:
skolepike
— girl attending school
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skolejente
— girl attending school
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skulejente
— girl attending school
Polish:
uczennica
— girl attending school
Portuguese:
aluna
— girl attending school
Portuguese:
estudante
— girl attending school
Romanian:
elevă
— girl attending school
Romanian:
școlăriță
— girl attending school
Russian:
шко́льница
(škólʹnica)
— girl attending school
Russian:
учени́ца
(učeníca)
— girl attending school
Serbo-Croatian:
у̏ченица
— girl attending school
Serbo-Croatian:
ȕčenica
— girl attending school
Slovak:
školáčka
— girl attending school
Slovene:
šolarka
— girl attending school
Lower Sorbian:
wuknica
— girl attending school
Upper Sorbian:
šulerka
— girl attending school
Swedish:
skolflicka
— girl attending school
Ukrainian:
школя́рка
(školjárka)
— girl attending school
Ukrainian:
учени́ця
(učenýcja)
— girl attending school
