A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When a girl becomes an adult, she is generally referred to 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 regardless of age. In certain contexts, the usage of the term girl for an adult woman may be considered 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 compounds like showgirl, cowgirl, and schoolgirl.
A young girl in Laos
La lettrice (1856). Reading Girl, sculpture by Pietro Magni
Princess Neferure as a girl, sitting on the lap of her tutor Senenmut. Girls and women in Ancient Egypt enjoyed a relatively high social status.
58th International Debutante Ball, 2012, New York City (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel)
A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a woman is referred to as a girl.
A woman in Selangor, Malaysia
Three generations: an older woman, her daughter, and her granddaughter.
A pregnant woman
A mother breastfeeding her baby