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fille — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • daughter noun A person's female child.
  • girl noun A female child.
  • girlish adj Resembling or typical of a young girl.
  • lass noun (chiefly Scottish and Northern English) A girl or young woman.
  • wench noun An old-fashioned or humorous term for a young woman, sometimes used at Renaissance fairs or in historical fiction.

Senses

fille is used for these senses in English:

  • daughter One’s female offspring.
  • girl (sometimes, offensive, see usage note) A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.
  • girl A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.
  • girl A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
  • girlish Like (that of) a girl; feminine.
  • lass A girl; also (by extension) , a young woman.
  • wench (archaic, now, dialectal, or, humorous, possibly, offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.

daughter — full definition

  1. noun A person's female child.
  2. noun A language or product that descended or developed from an earlier one.

girl — full definition

  1. noun A female child.
  2. noun A young woman, informally.
  3. noun One's girlfriend.
  4. noun A daughter.

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