Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

girlie

/ɡˈɝli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
girlie
IPA
/ɡˈɝli/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young girl.

Colloquial

noun

A woman or person with feminine traits.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gaurā Proto-West Germanic *-ilā Proto-West Germanic *gurilā Old English *gyrele? Middle English girle English girl Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English girlie From girl + -ie.

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How do you pronounce girlie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɝli/.
What does girlie mean?
A magazine targeting an adult male audience and containing nude or seminude photographs of women.
Where does girlie come from?
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gaurā Proto-West Germanic *-ilā Proto-West Germanic *gurilā Old English *gyrele? Middle English girle English girl Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English girlie From girl + -ie.

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