Meaning
A female child or a young woman.
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Word origin
From Middle English gurle, which at first meant a young person of either sex.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- gyrle
Grammar
Examples
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A girl is a female child or a young female person. As she grows up, a girl becomes a woman. The word for a young male person is boy.
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(8)Cleft sentences in English: it-clefts and wh-clefts
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Participle clauses in English: -ing, -ed and having done
Past continuous in English: was/were + -ing, with examples
Relative clauses in English: defining and non-defining
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girl: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 7: girl, maybe, must and 7 more words.