girlish

Definition

Like (that of) a girl; feminine.

Etymology

From girl + -ish.

Example Sentences

• "She saw her own face, glowing with girlish beauty, and illuminating all the interior of the dusky mirror in which she had been wont to gaze at it."
• "Three little maids from school are we, / Pert as a school-girl well can be, / Filled to the brim with girlish glee, / Three little maids from school!"
• "April, April, / Laugh thy girlish laughter; / Then, the moment after, / Weep thy girlish tears!"

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