jill

¹

[jil]

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a girl or young woman.

2. a sweetheart.

Jill

²

[jil]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Juliana.

jill

/ dʒɪl /

noun

1. dialect,  a variant spelling of gill 4

Word History and Origins

Origin of jill¹

Generic use of Jill

Example Sentences

Det Insp Jill Angus said the two people in custody were "assisting detectives with their enquiries" and she appealed for anyone with information to contact the police.

From BBC

Det Insp Jill Angus said: "Although our investigation is at an early stage, we are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the man's death and to determine exactly what happened."

From BBC

By Jill Lepore Liveright: 720 pages, $40 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times

Jill Lepore’s latest collection of essays, ‘The Deadline,’ dives deep into history, from Barbie to MAGA, to tell us about our present and warn of our future.

From Los Angeles Times

Harvard’s Jill Lepore is a triple threat: lauded historian, prominent legal scholar and New Yorker journalist.

From Los Angeles Times