schoolgirl

[ skool-gurl ]

noun

1. a girl attending school.

Other Words From

• schoolgirlish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of schoolgirl¹

First recorded in 1770–80; school ¹ + girl

Example Sentences

It was thought the driver had attempted to talk to schoolgirls.

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Two young men have been given custodial sentences for supplying ecstasy to a group of teenagers, including a 16-year-old schoolgirl who died after collapsing in a nightclub.

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Speaking on US television, retail business development director Jill Koch told viewers that “Hello Kitty is not a cat” and is in fact a British schoolgirl.

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And then there was the death of the schoolgirl Molly Russell which, more than any other single story, galvanised Parliament into action.

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A pensioner from County Antrim has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a schoolgirl by careless driving in August 2023.

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Related Words

• adolescent
• baby
• boy
• child
• girl
• infant
• junior
• juvenile
• teenager
• youngster
• youth