Etymology from the Middle English girle or gerle, which means a young person, from the Low German gör and göre, a young male or a young female, respectively. Noun Plural: girls. a female child or young person (a young male is a boy). any woman, regardless of age (calling a grown woman a girl may be considered either a compliment or an insult, depending on context and sensibilities.) A female servant. Maid. Related terms girlie girlish girly girly girl / girlie girl Translations Arabic: بنت (bint) Breton: plac'h f -ed pl, attn : plac'h and not blac'h after article in the singular Catalan: noia, xiqueta, al.lota f Dutch: meisje n Esperanto: knabino Finnish: tyttö French: fille f Frisian: famke n German: Mädchen n Greek:κορίτσι Guarani: kuñataĩ, mitãkuña Hebrew: בחורה f, ילדה f Indonesian: anak perempuan Interlingua: puera (child) Italian: bambina f (child); ragazza f (adolescent) Japanese: 女の子 (おんなのこ, onna-no-ko), 少女 (しょうじょ, shoujo) Korean: 여자 (yoecha) Latin: puella f Norwegian (bokmål): jente m/f, pike m Norwegian (nynorsk): jente f Polish: dziewczyna f Portuguese: menina f (child); moça f, rapariga f (adolescent) Romanian: fată f, copilă f (child) Russian: девочка, девушка Spanish: niña f, muchacha f, chica f Swedish: flicka, tjej Tupinambá: kunhãta'ĩ (child); kunhãmuku (adolescent)
