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old girl
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
old girl
(noun)
old girl
noun
plural
old girls
old girl
noun
plural
old girls
Britannica Dictionary definition of OLD GIRL
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chiefly British
1
or
Old Girl
:
a woman who went to a respected or well-known private school for girls
an
Old Girls'
reunion
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informal
:
an old woman
The
old girl
had some trouble getting up the stairs.
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