girl

girl
n.

1) a career; chorus; college (esp. AE); dancing; flower; office; pinup; working girl

2) a ball girl (who retrieves tennis balls)

3) (old-fashioned) a good ('virtuous') girl

4) a call girl ('prostitute who can be summoned by telephone')

USAGE NOTE: It can be offensive to call a woman a girl. Thus, career woman and working woman are considered by many to be more acceptable than career girl and working girl. (see the Usage Note for woman.) In some circles, working girl can be a euphemism for prostitute. In addition, the former use of girl in the meaning of 'black female' is considered offensive. (See also the Usage Note for boy.)
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[gɜːl]
pinup
working girl
college (esp. AE)
(old-fashioned) a good ('virtuous') girl
(old-fashioned) a good ('virtuous') girl
a career
a ball girl (who retrieves tennis balls)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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