Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schoolgirl

/ˈskuːlɡɜː(ɹ)l/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: school-girl
IPA: /ˈskuːlɡɜː(ɹ)l/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A girl attending school.

verb

To restrain in a schoolgirl pin.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"That he married the wrong sister (as is sometimes suggested) is scarcely a feasible explanation, for Mary was hardly more than a schoolgirl when Dickens first came into the Hogarth family."
"Jessica expected to find her mother in her office, talking to Norm. Lydia had been on the phone a lot lately, off whispering in a corner, like a schoolgirl with a secret crush."
"“Grotesque” is full of schoolgirls in long socks but blanchingly free of cuteness, a combination we might call Uh-Oh Kitty."
"Victoria & Nidia beat Stratus & Kim in 3:45 when Victoria schoolgirled Kim."
"She tags herself in only to get schoolgirled for the pin."

Etymology

Compound of school + girl.

Word Breakdown

Root: *seǵʰ-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

schoolgirls (plural) schoolgirls (present, singular) schoolgirling (participle, present) schoolgirled (participle, past) schoolgirled (past)

Derived Forms

schoolgirldom schoolgirlhood schoolgirlish schoolgirlism schoolgirly

Phrases

Kirkman's schoolgirl problem schoolgirl pin

Frequently Paired Words

schoolboy

Questions

How do you pronounce schoolgirl?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskuːlɡɜː(ɹ)l/.
What does schoolgirl mean?: A girl attending school.
Where does schoolgirl come from?: Compound of school + girl.

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