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Synonyms of girl

74 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for girl is colleen. Other synonyms of girl are miss. The opposite of girl is woman.

Synonyms and similar words for girl

nounA term of address to a female (see usage notes).

  • girlieA young girl.
  • lassA girl; also (by extension), a young woman.
  • lassieA young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.

nounA female servant; a maid. (see usage notes).

  • char
  • charladyA woman who cleans houses and offices as an occupation.
  • charwomanA woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
  • maidA girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
  • maidenA girl or an unmarried young woman.
  • maidservantA female servant; a maid.
  • womanservantA woman who is a servant; the female counterpart to a manservant.

nounCocaine, especially in powder form.

nounMore synonyms

  • babe
  • bint slangA woman, a girl.
  • bird slangA girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
  • cake
  • chick slangAn attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.
  • colleenA girl.
  • cuttyA girl with a short, dumpy figure.
  • damoiselle
  • damsel literaryA girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).
  • gal colloquialA young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.
  • gel UKA girl.
  • girlyA girl.
  • grill slang
  • hottie
  • little girlA female child, especially one younger than ten years of age.
  • missAn unmarried woman; a girl.
  • missy
  • poppetA young woman or girl.
  • pussA girl or young woman, or any child.
  • quean ScotlandA young woman, a girl; a daughter.
  • tart
  • wan IrelandA girl or woman.
  • elrig UK, obsoleteA girl.
  • frail dated, offensiveA girl.
  • maggie obsolete
  • maid child archaicA young female human; a girl.
  • minoress rareSynonym of girl: a female minor.
  • moggy obsoleteSynonym of girl: a female child or young woman.
  • pucelle archaicA girl, a maiden; a virgin (often with reference to Joan of Arc).
  • wench archaicA girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
  • woman child archaicA young female human; a girl.

Opposite of girl

nounMore antonyms

  • woman
  • boyA male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).

Meaning of girl

  1. noun A female child.
  2. noun A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.
  3. noun A term of address to a female (see usage notes).

Full definition of girl

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Questions about synonyms of girl

What is another word for girl?
Girl has 74 synonyms on Word.ws, such as colleen and miss.
What is the opposite of girl?
The opposite of girl is woman.
What does girl mean?
Girl means a female child.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: girl (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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