girlish

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡɝlɪʃ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡɜːlɪʃ/

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Adjective

Positive girlish

Comparative more girlish

Superlative most girlish

1. If someone is girlish, they act, look, or sound like a young girl.
   • Synonym: girly
   • Antonym: boyish

   Her girlish voice had deepened with age.

   She had a cute, girlish face, with short dark hair cut in a bob.

   The dress was bound tightly at the waist, showing off a slim girlish figure.

   Young kids go for typically "girlish" or "boyish" toys before they try others.

Related words

• girl
• girlishly
• girlishness
• girly