Webster's English Dictionary

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girl

girl \'g*r(-*)l\ \-.hu.d\ n [ME gurle, girle young person of either sex] 
   often attrib  1a: a female child  1b: a young unmarried woman  1c: a single 
   or married woman of any age  2a: a female servant or employee  2b: 
   SWEETHEART  2c: DAUGHTER  - girl.hood n