Schoolgirl

//ˈskuːlɡɜː(ɹ)l// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A girl attending school.
"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."
2
a girl attending school wordnet

Verb

1
To restrain in a schoolgirl pin. rare, transitive
"Victoria & Nidia beat Stratus & Kim in 3:45 when Victoria schoolgirled Kim."

Synonyms

babe baby broad chick classmate colleen

Example

"She showed me a picture of her mother as a schoolgirl."

Etymology

Compound of school + girl.

Related phrases

Kirkman's schoolgirl problem schoolgirl pin schoolgirl pin

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