girl

/ɡɝl/

noungirl

Think: "GIRL" = "G" + "IR" (like in *bird*) + "L"—it sounds like *g* + *irl*.

Yes, it's girl. Remember the vowel sound is spelled **ir** (like in *bird*): g + ir + l.

Definitions

  1. nouna female child
  2. nouna young woman

Examples

  • The girl rode her bike to the park.
  • A girl in my class helped me with the math problem.
  • The coach said the girl worked hard at practice.

Synonyms

female childyoung womanlassmissdaughter

Antonyms

boy

Translations

ES niñaPT meninaFR fille

Common misspellings

grilgirllgilrgerlgurlgirlegirIgírl

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