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as in maidens
a young unmarried woman
he's engaged to a girl that his parents really like
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as in fillies
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
when I was a girl, I wanted a horse so badly
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as in girlfriends
a female romantic companion
found an old letter by my grandfather asking my grandmother to be his girl
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Recent Examples of girls
The fight to preserve fairness in girls' sports continues.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
But the father of four young girls said his children did not feel the same way.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Shaw often points to her daughters, who are student athletes, to argue that transgender girls should not be allowed to play sports with cisgender girls.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
My friend was able to give clothes to the other girls.
—Maggie Donahue, Health, 18 May 2026
Alamo has a business called Gold Rush Medical Services, which takes girls across the border to get cosmetic procedures done.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 May 2026
In a rare appearance with both her daughters, the Saturday Night Live alum had a girls' night at the DiMenna Children's History Museum benefit in 2014.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Ashley Damon put her girls to work.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state, with lists dating back to 1880.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
But the father of four young girls said his children did not feel the same way.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Shaw often points to her daughters, who are student athletes, to argue that transgender girls should not be allowed to play sports with cisgender girls.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
My friend was able to give clothes to the other girls.
—Maggie Donahue, Health, 18 May 2026
Alamo has a business called Gold Rush Medical Services, which takes girls across the border to get cosmetic procedures done.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 May 2026
In a rare appearance with both her daughters, the Saturday Night Live alum had a girls' night at the DiMenna Children's History Museum benefit in 2014.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Ashley Damon put her girls to work.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state, with lists dating back to 1880.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girls
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This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The 2026 Miss Smiling Irish Eyes is Molly McKenna, and the court maidens Kennedy Kuntz and Sidney Hoover.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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The annual race comes a day after the Black-Eyed Susan race, which features 3-year-old fillies.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Lozada is one of Wilson's former girlfriends.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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She was widely known as one of Hugh Hefner’s main girlfriends from about 2001 to 2008.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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The ladies Carnarvon, their daughters, and their guests—not to mention the governesses, maids, and cooks?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Doris and Ann, the family’s longtime upstairs-downstairs maids, were there too.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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Like the book and its film, Beaches traces a friendship between Cee Cee Bloom (Vosk) and Bertie White (Barrett) — two women who move from childhood pen pals to roommates, rivals and lifelong confidantes before their soaring story ends in devastating loss.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Roughly a mile away as the crow flies is the site of what once was known as Mills College, which was a private, four-year liberal-arts college for women.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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“Girls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girls. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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