Girls

Girls

Girls (pronunciation: /ɡɜːrlz/) are the female offspring in humans and many other species. The term is typically used to refer to individuals who are biologically female and are under the age of adulthood.

Etymology

The term "girl" originates from the Old English word "gyrle", which was used to refer to a young person of either sex. It was not until the 16th century that the term began to be used specifically to refer to female children.

Related Terms

• Woman: An adult female human. The term is usually reserved for individuals who have reached the age of adulthood.
• Child: A young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.
• Adolescence: The transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood.
• Puberty: The process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction.
• Gender: The range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity.

See Also

• Boy
• Infant
• Teenager

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Girls
• Wikipedia's article - Girls

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