girls

girls · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of "girl"; female children.

  2. 2.

    Plural of "girl"; young women.

  3. 3.

    (informal) Female friends or colleagues.

  4. 4.

    Daughters.

Forms

plural: girls

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    girls' night out — An evening out with female friends.
  • •
    the girls — One's female friends or colleagues.
  • •
    you go, girls — Expression of encouragement.

Related words

Antonyms: boys, men
See also: boys, girl, women
Synonyms: lasses, maidens, young women

Etymology

Plural of "girl," from Middle English gurle, girle ("child, young person").