girl

Everyday

A girl is a female child or a young woman. tree →

In the lessons

people counted in a class or group, often next to boys; girls + boys = children; phrases: «a little girl», «girls and boys», «schoolgirl», «the girls' team»

Examples

• There are 16 girls and 14 boys in the class. tree →
• Each girl brought 2 pencils. tree →
• How many more girls than boys? tree →
• The girls sold 40 tickets. tree →
• The girl in the red coat is my cousin. tree →
• My aunt has two girls and a boy. tree →
• The girls' team won the relay. tree →
• When Gran was a girl, there were no phones. tree →
• The little girl was called Karen. tree →

Note

Plural: girls. Possessive: girl's (one girl), girls' (many girls). A thing counted. Girls + boys = children. Trap: «how many more girls than boys» is a difference.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Joel and Zechariah mention girls in scenes of war and peace. Zechariah pictures a restored Jerusalem with children playing safely in the streets, a sign of peace. In the primary lessons: people counted in a class or group, often next to boys; girls + boys = children; phrases: «a little girl», «girls and boys», «schoolgirl», «the girls' team»

Examples

• And the broad places of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the broad places thereof. (Prophets ZEC.8.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they have cast lots for My people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, and have drunk. (Prophets JOL.4.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Plural: girls. Possessive: girl's (one girl), girls' (many girls). A thing counted. Girls + boys = children. Trap: «how many more girls than boys» is a difference.