girl · noun C /ˈgɜrl/Full view
girl
A1 a female child or young woman
Dictionary examples:

Two girls showed us around the classrooms.

We have three children - a boy and two girls.

Learner example:

She has one girl. (Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; Tigrinya)

the girls
B1 a group of female friends
Dictionary example:

I'm going out with the girls tonight.

Learner example:

We w[ere] dancing all night at the club [and] I really enjoyed my time with the girls. (Skills for Life (Entry 3); B1; Polish)

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