Definition of "girl" in İngilizce

noun

A female child.
- I saw a little girl feeding, brushing, and talking to a heifer.
(sometimes offensive, see usage note) A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.
- He has a crush on a girl at work. We were kidding with him yesterday about his work crush.
(colloquial) A term of address to a female (see usage notes)
- Hey, girl, I haven't seen you since last week! Where you been?
One's girlfriend.
- He lucked out with that girl of his. Smart, sweet, sassy, and pretty too.
One's daughter.
- Your girl turned up on our doorstep. She was crying about the argument on the playground. We let her vent.
(especially with a possessive) A female friend.
A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.
- Hey, Tricksy, come here, girl! Do you want a treat? Yes, you love those biscuits, don't you! What a good girl! Here's another!
(somewhat childish, as a modifier) A female (tree, gene, etc).
- Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?
- Of the 100 percent total, 25 will have two girl genes, 50 will have one boy and one girl gene, and 25 will have two boy genes.
(informal) A machine or vehicle, especially one that the speaker uses often and is fond of.
- The old girl ain't as pretty as she once was, but she still purrs like a kitten and still gets out of her own way!
A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
- He assumed that the girls should clean up his giant mess. We straightened out his misconception.
(US, slang, uncountable) Cocaine, especially in powder form.
- He's the sort of lowlife who snorts coke and refers to it as his girl.
(card games, slang, uncommon) A queen (the playing card).
- Are your sure you want to discard that old girl?
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A roebuck two years old.
(obsolete) A child of any gender.

verb

(transitive) To feminize or girlify; to gender as a girl or as for girls.
(somewhat informal) To staff with or as a girl or girls.