HyperDic: girlish

English > 1 sense of the word girlish:
ADJECTIVEallgirlish, schoolgirlishbefitting or characteristic of a young girl
girlish > pronunciation
Soundsger'lihsh
Rhymesabolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...
English > girlish: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningbefitting or characteristic of a young girl.
Examples
  • "girlish charm"
  • "a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear"
Synonymschoolgirlish
Broaderyoung, immature(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
Spanishjuvenil, niña
Catalanjuvenil
Nounsgirlishnessbeing characteristic of a girl / girl
Adverbsgirlishlylike a girl

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