girl
noun
a female child, from birth to full growth.
girls
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pluralof girl.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They also looked for differences between girls and boys and investigated whether the intensity of physical activity played a role.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
During Wright’s tenure, El Camino Real has replaced the football, boys and girls basketball coaches, the tennis coach and the athletic director.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Ela, who is a dental assistant, urged the international community not to forget Afghani women and girls.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Louisa May once observed that she “never liked girls or knew many, except my sisters.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the shallows, two girls in buckskin tunics giggled as they rinsed the boar’s guts, while three small children solemnly made mud-cakes and studded them with sycamore wings.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
