jill

[jil]

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noun (sometimes initial capital letter) Slang.

a girl or young woman.
a sweetheart.

Origin of jill

generic use of Jill

Jill

[jil]

noun

a female given name, form of Juliana.

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Examples from the Web for jill

Contemporary Examples

Sonoma County district attorney Jill Ravitch announced in July that she would not bring criminal charges against Gelhaus.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls
Emily Shire
December 4, 2014
“Stop the presses,” splashes Jill Lepore, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer.
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine
Tom Arnold-Forster
November 3, 2014
This week, Greg and Jill Henderson brought to life the cinematic science of the hoverboard from Back to the Future Part II.
I Want My Damn Hoverboard! 12 Movie Inventions That Should Exist
Rich Goldstein
October 25, 2014
Greg and Jill Henderson, founders of Hendo, have developed a real hoverboard.
The Hoverboard is (Finally Almost) Real
Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video
October 22, 2014
I have to say that as a military spouse, I am excited to meet Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden.
Women in the World Texas Sneak Peek
Cynthia Allum
October 20, 2014

Historical Examples

When cold, bottle it; first putting into each bottle a jill of brandy.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
Then Beatrice cited how carefree Jill Briggs was with her four children.
The Gorgeous Girl
Nalbro Bartley
Well, that is all very well for Jill to do; she has a real heartache to live down.
The Gorgeous Girl
Nalbro Bartley
“Jill is going away for the winter, poor thing,” Beatrice said.
The Gorgeous Girl
Nalbro Bartley
Jill says she will sell them and give the proceeds for the crèche charity.
The Gorgeous Girl
Nalbro Bartley

British Dictionary definitions for jill

jill

noun

dialect a variant spelling of gill 4 (def. 2)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for jill

Jill

fem. proper name, variant of Gill, familiar shortening of Jillian, Gillian, the common Middle English pronunciation of Juliana (see Gillian).

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Examples from the Web for jill

Contemporary Examples

Sonoma County district attorney Jill Ravitch announced in July that she would not bring criminal charges against Gelhaus.

“Stop the presses,” splashes Jill Lepore, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer.

This week, Greg and Jill Henderson brought to life the cinematic science of the hoverboard from Back to the Future Part II.

Greg and Jill Henderson, founders of Hendo, have developed a real hoverboard.

I have to say that as a military spouse, I am excited to meet Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden.

Historical Examples

When cold, bottle it; first putting into each bottle a jill of brandy.

Then Beatrice cited how carefree Jill Briggs was with her four children.

Well, that is all very well for Jill to do; she has a real heartache to live down.

“Jill is going away for the winter, poor thing,” Beatrice said.

Jill says she will sell them and give the proceeds for the crèche charity.

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Word Origin and History for jill

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Origin of jill