jill

¹

[ jil ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a girl or young woman.
2. a sweetheart.

Jill

²

[ jil ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Juliana.

jill

/ dʒɪl /

noun

1. dialect.
   a variant spelling of gill 4

Word History and Origins

Origin of jill¹

Generic use of Jill

Example Sentences

Jill Dyché, executive director of the rescue group Outta the Cage, regularly visits the city’s shelters.

From Los Angeles Times

Part of that credibility problem can be attributed to what Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party’s presidential nominee, calls the astounding “hypocrisy in mainstream media.”

From Salon

"Brain aging is also about brain development, and understanding sex differences in brain development is critical to understanding sex differences in the aging brain," said corresponding author Jill M. Goldstein, PhD, MPH, founder and executive director of the Innovation Center on Sex Differences in Medicine of Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, and Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

From Science Daily

In addition to his stepdaughter Ms. Holder, Mr. Frommer is survived by his second wife, Roberta Brodfeld; his daughter and business partner, Pauline Frommer; another stepdaughter, Jill Holder; and four grandchildren.

From New York Times

Green Party candidate Jill Stein won 18% — a share many times the less than 1% she received nationally and a possible sign that many Arab American voters found little to like about either major candidate when it comes to Middle East policy.

From Los Angeles Times