Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

girl next door

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: girl nex-t -door
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A regular, typical girl or woman, as opposed to a superstar.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: ingenue"
"All he wanted was to marry the girl next door and have a happy life. Is that too much to ask?"
"Playboy's motto is: the girl next door. They look for girls that are wholesome and fresh and young and naive. They look for all of that."
"The Nippy became a national icon, symbolic of the girl next door, always approachable and proper; […]"

Inflected Forms

girls next door (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

boy next door

Synonyms

ingenue

Antonyms

femme fatale enchantress man-eater mantrap seductress she-wolf siren temptress vamp vixen wolfess

Questions

What does girl next door mean?: A regular, typical girl or woman, as opposed to a superstar.

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