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• jill
  jill

  noun

  a girl or young woman.
• Jill
  Jill

  noun

  a female given name, form of Juliana.

jill

¹ American  

[jil] / dʒɪl /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a girl or young woman.

2. a sweetheart.

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Jill ² American  

[jil] / dʒɪl /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Juliana.

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jill British  

/ dʒɪl /

noun

1. dialect a variant spelling of gill 4

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Etymology

Origin of jill

Generic use of Jill

Example Sentences

Organized by jill moniz, the exhibition looks at the ways in which metalwork has been integral to the work of black L.A. artists.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2019

Independent curator jill moniz — she spells her name in all lowercase letters — looks to a hitherto unexamined strain of metalwork as integral to black L.A. artists’ work, mostly since the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2019

Inspired by Saar’s adept use of materials, curator jill moniz brings together work by female sculptors in a separate gallery.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2018

A jill of all trades whose life and loves mirror their century?

From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2013

Pour into the bottom of the pan a little water, and add a jill of port wine, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.

From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Leslie, Eliza