girl

Girl

1. A young female (in contrast to a boy), usually a child or adolescent. The girl played with her doll.
2. Any woman, regardless of age. The girls all went out together for dinner.
3. A female servant. The upstairs maid was a girl.
4. A boy with girl-like qualities, especially squeamishness. Stop being like a girl and punch back. He threw the ball like a girl.
5. A girlfriend. I took my girl to dinner.
6. A daughter. Your girl turned up at our house.

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Shown is a pretty young girl