girls
Daughters, not sons
Girls is the plural of girl—female humans not yet fully mature.
The word commonly refers to female children or teenagers: The girls on the soccer team.
Informally, women use it for female friends regardless of age: a girls' night out.
When men refer to adult women as girls, it can sound patronizing or sexist.
With a possessive, girls usually means daughters: His girls are in college.
Teenage developmental stage
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- preteenChild approaching adolescence
- tweenYouth approaching thirteen
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
puberty · youngster · junior · development · growing · juvenile · highschooler · freshman
Female adults collectively
- ladiesWomen, respectfully addressed
- femininePertaining to women
- womanhoodAdult female state
- femininityFemale nature or character
daughter · gender · sisters · maiden · lass · miss · damsel · lassie
Self-assurance or trust
- strengthPower to exert force
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- independenceFreedom from external control
equality · feminism · mentorship · inspiration · resilience · self-esteem · opportunity · advocacy
Bond of mutual affection
- bondingForming close connections
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- supportTo uphold or sustain
clique · besties · girlfriends · sorority · squad · crew · circle · confidantes
adolescence
Teenage developmental stage
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- preteenChild approaching adolescence
- tweenYouth approaching thirteen
childhood · puberty · youngster · junior · development · growing · juvenile · highschooler · freshman · student
women
Female adults collectively
femininity · daughter · gender · sisters · maiden · lass · miss · damsel · lassie · she
confidence
Self-assurance or trust
- strengthPower to exert force
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- leadershipAbility to direct others
independence · equality · feminism · mentorship · inspiration · resilience · self-esteem · opportunity · advocacy · activism
friendship
Bond of mutual affection
- bondingForming close connections
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
support · clique · besties · girlfriends · sorority · squad · crew · circle · confidantes · sleepover
giggles
Short, silly laughs
braids · pigtails · dress-up · make-believe · games · skipping · cartwheels · fun · whimsical · lighthearted
pure
Unmixed, without impurities
angelic · guileless · childlike · trusting · unspoiled · simple · modest · sincere · unaffected · gentle
girlswomen
Female adults collectively
ladies · adults · matrons · pensioners · grandmothers
- little girlYoung female child
- boys and girlsMale and female children
- golden girlCherished, successful woman
- baby girlFemale infant child
- good girlPraise for female compliance
- working girlsWomen who sell sex
girl, girlfriend, schoolgirl, girlish, girly, girlie, girlhood, salesgirl, cowgirls