Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

girl friday

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: girl fri-day
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A right-hand woman.

noun

Alternative form of girl Friday.

noun

Alternative form of girl Friday.

Etymology

By extension from man Friday, from the character Friday in Robinson Crusoe (1719) by Daniel Defoe.

Inflected Forms

girl Fridays (plural) girls Friday (plural)

Phrases

man Friday

Frequently Paired Words

man Friday

Questions

What does girl friday mean?: A right-hand woman.
Where does girl friday come from?: By extension from man Friday, from the character Friday in Robinson Crusoe (1719) by Daniel Defoe.

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