Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of girl
"Please keep your hands to yourself while we are at the beach; it is very rude to touch girls without asking first."
A woman's breasts.
In plain English: Girls are female human beings who are typically children or young adults.
"The girls are playing soccer in the park."
Usage: Girls refers exclusively to female children and young women; it never describes a woman's breasts. Using the word to mean breast tissue is incorrect and often considered offensive.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of girl
"She is always telling girls that they can do anything if they try hard enough."
"The girls sat together and chatted happily about their weekend plans."
Usage: This entry represents the third-person singular conjugation (she girls) rather than a distinct verbal meaning, so it should only be used when referring to someone performing an action derived from the root noun "girl." Be careful not to confuse this grammatical form with unrelated verbs that sound similar or have different spellings.
Girls comes from Old English gyrel, originally referring to young women in general. It is related to the Germanic root meaning "young" or "small.