Girl vs. Lass — What's the Difference?

A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When a girl becomes an adult, she is accurately described as a woman.

A girl or young woman

A female child.

A girl or young woman.

A daughter

A sweetheart.

Often Offensive A woman.

A young woman or girl.

A woman socializing with a group of women

A sweetheart.

Used as a familiar form of address to express support of or camaraderie with a woman.

A young woman; a girl; a sweetheart.

(Informal) A female sweetheart

A girl or young woman who is unmarried

(Offensive) A female servant or employee.

A female child, adolescent, or a young woman.

A young female animal.

A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.

A female servant; a maid. see usage notes

A queen (the playing card).

(colloquial) A term of endearment. see usage notes

One's girlfriend.

One's daughter.

A roebuck two years old.

Cocaine, especially in powder form.

A female (tree, gene, etc).

(derogatory) A boy or man who is weak or sentimental.

(transitive) To feminize or girlify; to gender as a girl or as for girls.

To staff with or as a girl or girls.

A young person of either sex; a child.

A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden.

A female servant; a maidservant.

A roebuck two years old.

A young woman;

A youthful female person;

A female human offspring;

A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved;

A friendly informal reference to a grown woman;