Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old girl

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.23 in modern English

Syllables: old -girl
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alumna, especially of a public school.

British usage

noun

Affectionate term of address for a woman.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Listen, old girl, I've got some news."
""One thing," added George, after the peculiarities of the situation had been sufficiently admitted, "it's going to be the last time I'm mixed up in what isn't strictly on the level. If we get clear this once with anything like tidy, old girl, it'll be that little cottage with the pigs and poultry for a moral.""

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

old girls (plural)

Phrases

old boy

Frequently Paired Words

old boy

Questions

What does old girl mean?: An alumna, especially of a public school.

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