choirgirl

Church singing youth

A choirgirl is a girl who sings in a choir, especially a church choir.

The term often evokes images of innocence and purity associated with religious singing: She had the voice of a choirgirl.

Like choirboy, it can describe someone who seems wholesome or naive.

choral

soprano

Highest female voice range

  • altoLower female voice
  • ensembleUnified group or outfit
  • robeLong loose outer garment

processional · anthem · hymn · cantata · requiem · mass · oratorio · motet · vespers · evensong

voice

soprano

Highest female voice range

pitch · tone · harmony · blend · resonance · vibrato · projection · breath · phrasing · diction

religious

church

Place of Christian worship

altar · pew · congregation · worship · devotion · faith · sacred · reverence · prayer · blessing

youth

schoolgirl

Female student, typically young

practice · rehearsal · audition · scholarship · boarding school · music program · dedication · discipline · training · prodigy

innocence

angelic

Divinely pure and good

virginal · demure · modest · guileless · cherubic · unblemished · gentle · ethereal · serene · radiant

Categories
Opposites
performance role

choirgirlsoloist

Unaccompanied performer

lead singer · diva · prima donna · frontwoman · headliner

gender

choirgirlchoirboy

Young male sacred singer

chorister · altar boy

behavioral connotation

choirgirlbad girl

Female rule-breaker

rebel · wild child · troublemaker · delinquent · hellraiser

Family

choirgirls

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G