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| 1 | a female child 女孩；姑娘 |
| There are 12 boys and 15 girls in my son’ s class. 我儿子的班上有12个男孩和15个女孩。 |
| little girl What a pretty little girl! 多漂亮的小女孩啊！ |
| | 1a | a daughter 女儿 | | Mary’ s two girls still live at home. 玛丽的两个女儿还住在家里。 | |
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| 2 | a female adult , especially a young one . This use is considered offensive by many women 年轻女子（该词被许多女性认为具冒犯义） |
| Who was that beautiful girl I saw you with last night? 昨天晚上我看到的那个和你在一起的年轻女子是谁？ |
| | 2a | plural used for talking to or about a group of women , especially by women who are the same age or olderThis is often considered offensive when used by men 姐妹们（男人使用此称谓时被认为具冒犯义） | | So how are you girls doing today? 姐妹们你们今天好吗? | | the girls (=a woman’ s female friends) I’ m going out with the girls tonight. （女子的）女友，女伴 | |
| | 2b | someone’ s girlfriend 某人的女朋友 | | Do you want to see a picture of my girl? 想看一下我女朋友的照片吗？ | |
| | 2c | a young woman who works as a servant or in a shop , office etc 女店员；女职员 | | a shop/an office/a factory girl 女店员/女职员/女工人 | |
| | 2d | used by some people when talking to a girl or woman who is younger than they are , especially to show they are angryThis is usually considered offensive 丫头（尤指生气时对年轻女子的称谓，常被认为具冒犯义） | | Don’ t you use that tone of voice with me, my girl! 你不要用那种口气和我说话，丫头！ | |
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| 3 | often before noun a female animal , especially a pet 雌性动物（尤指宠物） |
| Is it a girl dog or a boy dog? 这是只母狗还是只公狗？ |
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