noun
schoolgirl
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noun
1
A girl who attends school.
"The schoolgirls giggled together on the walk home."
"She kept a schoolgirl diary full of secrets and doodles."
How to Use Schoolgirl
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA girl at school.
Common pairings
schoolgirl crush
schoolgirl giggle
Word Forms
schoolgirled past tense, schoolgirls plural, schoolgirls singular
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Etymology
A compound of school and girl.