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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see young, lady.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A term of endearment or admonishment by adults for a young girl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a young woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: girl, miss, missy, young woman, fille
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: woman, adult female
Narrower terms: baby, babe, sister, belle, bimbo, chachka, tsatske, tshatshke, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, chit, colleen, dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird, flapper, gal, gamine, Gibson girl, lass, lassie, young girl, jeune fille, maid, maiden, May queen, queen of the May, mill-girl, party girl, peri, ring girl, rosebud, sex kitten, sexpot, sex bomb, shop girl, soubrette, sweater girl, tomboy, romp, hoyden, valley girl, working girl
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Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
