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jill

1 American  
[jil] / dʒɪl /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. a girl or young woman.

  2. a sweetheart.


Jill 2 American  
[jil] / dʒɪl /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Juliana.


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

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When Charles Schulz’s daughter Jill came to see the show, she told Perez that her dad used to say “there’s nothing funnier than a rubber chicken.”

From Los Angeles Times

One of the witnesses who helped convict Flores was Jill Barganier, Betty Black’s neighbor, who insisted at Flores’ trial that she was 100 percent sure she had seen him enter Black’s house the morning she was killed.

From Slate

‘Real Housewives of New York’ alum Jill Zarin criticized the look and sound of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance.

From Los Angeles Times

‘Real Housewives of New York’ alum Jill Zarin criticized the look and sound of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance.

From Los Angeles Times

Ross and Jill Darbyshire from Rhewl, near Llangollen in Denbighshire, said on 28 January they heard a huge noise at the back of the property and later noticed cracks in the sheer slate bedrock.

From BBC