old girl
Americannoun
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Chiefly British. a former student at a girl's school, especially a preparatory school.
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(used in informal direct address to a woman.)
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a lively elderly woman.
noun
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(sometimes capitals) a female ex-pupil of a school
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informal
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a familiar name used to refer to a woman
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an old woman
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Example Sentences
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Here, she’s filmed upside-down against a stark white sky with the old girl bobbing on an uneasy axis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
A 92-year-old man who knocked down and killed an eight-year old girl will be handed a suspended sentence, a court has heard.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024
By reuniting with him, she also reunites with the 11-year old girl she left behind in Korea many years ago.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2023
The first known encounter of the summer happened Monday, when a 15-year old girl felt a bite on her leg while swimming.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
Next came a nine-year- old girl carrying a baby.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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