GIRL

Meaning

A female child.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English gerle, girle, gyrle (“young person (boy or girl)”), perhaps from Old English *gyrele, from Proto-West Germanic *gurilā, from a zero-grade diminutive of *gaurā (“young child”) + *-ilā. Ultimately of unknown origin. Doublet of gal/gyal and gyaru. Cognates Cognate with Yola gurl (“child, girl”), German Gör, Göre (“brat, cheeky young child”), Low German Gör (“child”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:

• 2026-07-08GILRTUY
• 2026-06-21GILORVY
• 2026-02-22LGIKNRU
• 2025-12-07LTGRIHN
• 2025-11-16RALIGHT
• 2025-07-05RANIGLY
• 2025-05-02LGVOIRY
• 2025-03-10IGURLTY
• 2024-12-29LBOIGMR
• 2024-02-25GARLIOT
• 2023-11-26IAGHLRT
• 2023-11-13LFGORYI

+1 earlier appearances in the archive.