What is Girl: Definition and 134 Discussions

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. However, the term girl is also used for other meanings, including young woman, and is sometimes used as a synonym for daughter, or girlfriend. In certain contexts, the usage of girl for a woman may be derogatory. Girl may also be a term of endearment used by an adult, usually a woman, to designate adult female friends. Girl also appears in compound words like showgirl, cowgirl, and schoolgirl.
The treatment and status of girls in any society is usually closely related to the status of women in that culture. In cultures where women have a low societal position, girls may be unwanted by their parents, and the state may invest less in services for girls. Girls' upbringing ranges from being relatively the same as that of boys to complete sex segregation and completely different gender roles.

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  1. Evo

    Parents defend decision to keep girl a child

    "Until New Year’s Day, not even her first name was known. Ashley was a faceless case study, cited in a paper by two doctors at Seattle Children’s Hospital as they outlined a treatment so radical that it brought with it allegations of “eugenics”, of creating a 21st-century Frankenstein’s monster...
  2. K

    What is the girl's speed before and after grabbing the box on a trampoline?

    A girl of mass m_1 = 60 kilograms springs from a trampoline with an initial upward velocity of v_i = 8.0 meters per second. At height h = 2.0 meters above the trampoline, the girl grabs a box of mass m_2 = 15 kilograms. View Figure For this problem, use g = 9.8 meters per second per second...
  3. K

    How do i tell girl s that i am not interested?

    How do i tell girl"s" that i am not interested? I am very attractive. how do i know? i had people come up to me and ask me if i was a model. The problem with me is that i find myself having to deal with so much unnecessary attentions from girls. That is the cases when i go to bars, or at the...
  4. G

    Expressing Feelings to the Girl I Like

    there is a big problem. its another girl problem.. the girl whom i like "respects me". i wanted to come close to her as a friend but like all others in my school she thinks me to be a crazy eccentric mathematical physicist. her friends told me that i should talk to her in an interesting way...
  5. C

    A girl coats down a hill on a sled

    reaching level ground at the bottom with a speed of 7.0 m/s. the coefficient of kinetic friction between the sled's runners and the hard, icy snow is 0.050, and the girl and sleed together weight 645 N. how far does the sled travel on the ground level before coming to rest?
  6. Y

    News Hanged from a crane aged 16 (the girl, not the crane)

    EXCLUSIVE: HANGED FROM A CRANE AGED 16 EXCLUSIVE JUSTICE IRAN STYLE: SICK GIRL EXECUTED BY JUDGE SHE DEFIED Her crime? She had sex with an unmarried man By Susie Boniface Something to be kept in mind when reviewing any crises in the middle east. Iran is constantly exporting its Islamic...
  7. N

    It was not hard because I was a girl in EE

    Electrical Engineering Program was very, very hard. Six courses per semester, it was suicidal but manageable. I could not imagine that it was going to be so dificult in my first year of engineering program. Not many students are left in the program. I was a top student in high school but...
  8. R

    REAL girl trouble i feel horrible

    REAL girl trouble... i feel horrible let me start off by saying that in the past 24 hours i have been through both the best and worst moments of my entire life, and it is the worst that are tearing me apart. this weekend was my high school graduation ceremony/prom etc. Saturday morning we...
  9. N

    Is Reciting Presidents the Key to Genius?

    http://www.wimp.com/geniusgirl/ This really impressed me.
  10. P

    What's the Origin of the Phrase You Remind Me of a Girl?

    You remind me of a girl...
  11. P

    Girl Problems: Dealing With Unrequited Love at 18

    there's this girl that I've know for a while now, not well until recently, we just stated talking again several weeks ago and it turns out we have just about everything in common. at first I just thought I had a crush on her cause she's quite pretty, but I know now after talking a lot that I...
  12. Lisa!

    I want to be a good girl from now on

    Ok I noticed that I was rude to most of people around here especially during the last few weeks!:blushing: So I've decided to be all light and sweet from now...o:) Now would you wish me luck in whatever I'm going to do next week?:rolleyes: Thanks
  13. H

    Kinematics / forces - Young girl swinging on a rope

    On a hot summer day a young girl swings on a rope above the local swimming hole. When she let's go of the rope her initial velocity is 2.65 m/s at an angle of 35.0° above the horizontal. If she is in flight for 1.30 s, how high above the water was she when she let go of the rope? can anyone...
  14. M

    Boyfriend, kills girl friends parents

    what should happen to this kid and his girlfriend?
  15. J

    Probability of Girl in Family of 3 Children

    Hi people. I have a short question from a homework. given a family with 3 children, the sexes of which are unknown: if the eldest child is a boy and there is at least one other boy, then what is the probability one child is a girl? To me it seems obvious that there are at least...
  16. N

    Can You Change the Color of Lips Using Photoshop or a Free Alternative?

    Could somebody photoshop the lips of the girl on the left here http://i.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/020324/215926__isp1_l.jpg to look like this color of lips? http://www.cubby.net/missalette/missgirly/images/pinkLips.jpg thanks
  17. N

    Which Engineering Program is Best Suited for Girls?

    Which engineering program would be the most suitable for a girl; 1. Mechanical 2. Industrial 3. Electrical and why? If by any chance you think none of them, pls why?
  18. Q

    What is the truth behind the Russian girl with x-ray eyes?

    I'm watching a program on discovery channel now about a girl in russain bloc who can actually, get this, see through people and diagnoise their problems! She lives in poverty, and people come to her from all over russia for help since some of the doctors there cannot help her. Has anyone else...
  19. Clausius2

    Who Is Heman's Mysterious Neighbor?

    Yeah, Heman, what happened with your beloved neighbor? It seems you have eaten the cake without sharing a bit with us, boy :!) . Tell us RIGHT NOW.!
  20. N

    Will I be accepted by my male peers in engineering as a female?

    This coming September I will be studying Electrical Engineering. Not a single girl supported me in my decision. Everyone was afraid of engineering. Everyone frowned upon me, since aspirations for medical school and business were the popular choices and seemed the norm in my school( among both...
  21. V

    Calculate Atomic Energy of a Girl (45.45 kg)

    If some girl weighs 100 pounds or 45.45 kg E=mc^2 Energy = (45.45) x (3 x 10^8)^2 My answer was 4.9 x 10^1^8 J of E. But it's been a while and I'm not confident. Is that wrong? thanks
  22. S

    Meeting Hot Girl at Starbucks - What to Do?

    >today while drinking coffe at starbucks i meet this hot hot girl,(all dudes were devouring her with their eyes) we talked about stuff, she gave me her e-mail. everything sounds perfect, :frown: unfortunatelly in two days I'm flying 6,000km to my old folks and i will stay with them for about...
  23. G

    Pretending to be Something You're Not: Benefits & Challenges

    can i pretend to be something i am? is it more real if I'm pretending, or just existing? if i pretend to be a girl... i think i'd probably act more girly than if i was just being me you know? but really, I'm a girl either way... or like, if i pretend to be smart, i usually come off smarter than...
  24. S

    How to Ask a Girl Out in My Grade

    Theres a girl in my grade. I kind of like her and she might like me. How should i ask her if she likes me? When she's walking down the hall or something talking to one of her friends and i come by she stops and acts all wierd. Help me please.
  25. Math Is Hard

    Girl Marries Dog: Indian Tribal Ritual to Ward Off Tigers

    did he promise to love, honor and obey? :biggrin: http://www.news24.com/News24/Backpage/Offbeat/0,,2-1343-1347_1686523,00.html
  26. Ivan Seeking

    Girl Scout Cookies: Healthy or Unhealthy Debate on ABC News

    Tonight on ABC news they did a spot on Girl Scout cookies. The basic objection is that the Scouts are promoting and contributing to bad health. I say Girl Scout frozen broccoli! Seriously though, aren't we getting a bit fanatical here? Is it the position of the medical community that...
  27. M

    Should Shy Girls Pursue Electrical Engineering? Expert Advice & Tips

    should I, should not I study electrical engineering? Is it for me? Being a shy girl and a good student in high school I have to decide what am I going to study at university. Your suggestions are more than welcome. Thank you.
  28. JasonRox

    Can I tell a girl it won't work without hurting her feelings?

    ...that it won't work. I think I might be in deeper than I thought. I still want this other girl, and I most likely will have. Unfortunately, something happened on New Year's and um... I went on a date with this girls, but she's totally not my type. What to do?
  29. D

    How to Solve for Distance and Time in Rotational Motion Problems

    Okay, I first want to tell you that today is my birthday so if you want to doubley help me out, that would be great... so i put my homework off because it was my homework weekend and now I'm screwed because i can't figure out these last two problems. 1.) A coin with a diameter of 2.40 cm is...
  30. Ivan Seeking

    Mysterious Girl Who Wept Stones Admitted to Hospital

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/latestnewsstory.cfm?storyID=3601957&thesection=news&thesubsection=world
  31. E

    Stressed-out girl needs help w/ physics

    Hello, I need help on this problem... A car is traveling at a constant speed of 18.0 m/s, when the motorist sees a cow in the road 38.0 m ahead. If the maximum acceleration of the vehicle is -4.50 m/s^2, what is the maximum reaction time fo the motorist that will allow her to avoid hitting...
  32. A

    Please help a girl who doesnt understand physics

    Please help a girl who doesn't understand physics! Plz help me with this problem! I'm totally lost. 1) Sketch the electric field lines both between and outside two concentric conducting spherical shells when a positive charge q1 is on the inner shell and negative charge -q2 is on the other...
  33. C

    How Did PrudensOptimus's Dating Adventure Turn Out?

    Update to "Girl Trouble" Thread OK, PrudensOptimus, it has been a couple of months now. I'm curious as to how things are going. Did you ever make a date? Find another girl? Or, are you still where you were? I think some other guys out there shared their problems. I think it's time for a...
  34. Ivan Seeking

    A Girl with an X-ray vision and Pravda

    Does anyone remember when Pravda only told the government's lies? I am posting this as a reminder that IMHO, Pravda is not a valid news source. http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/377/11797_phenomenon.html
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