girl · noun C /ˈgɜrl/
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)