Gal

Definition

informal term for a girl or woman

Etymology

alteration of 'girl'

Kelly Says

Gal is just 'girl' with the 'ir' squeezed out - like a friendly nickname!

Translations

AMአማርኛ

ሴት

ARالعربية

فتاة

BNবাংলা

মেয়ে

CACatalà

noia

CSČeština

dívka

DADansk

pige

DEDeutsch

Mädchen

ELΕλληνικά

κορίτσι

ESEspañol

chica

FAفارسی

دختر

FISuomi

tyttö

FRFrançais

fille

GUGU

છોકરી

HAHA

yarinya

HEעברית

נערה

HIहिन्दी

लड़की

HUMagyar

lány

IDBahasa Indonesia

gadis

IGIG

nwa nwanyị

ITItaliano

ragazza

JA日本語

女の子

KKKK

қыз

KMKM

ក្មេងស្រី

KO한국어

소녀

MRMR

मुलगी

MSBahasa Melayu

gadis

MYမြန်မာ

မိန်းမ

NLNederlands

meisje

NONorsk

jente

PAPA

ਕੁੜੀ

PLPolski

dziewczyna

PTPortuguês

rapariga

RORomână

fată

RUРусский

девушка

SVSvenska

tjej

SWKiswahili

msichana

TAதமிழ்

பெண்ணு

TEతెలుగు

అమ్మాయి

THไทย

หญิงสาว

TLTL

babae

TRTürkçe

kız

UKУкраїнська

дівчина

URاردو

لڑکی

VITiếng Việt

cô gái

YOYO

ọmọbìnrin

ZH中文

女孩

ZUZU

intombazane

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Diminutive for woman; infantilizes and informally demotes female adults. Lacks male equivalent 'pal' carries different connotations.

Inclusive Usage

Use 'woman', 'colleague', 'friend' as context requires; gal acceptable only in established close relationships.

Inclusive Alternatives

["woman","colleague","friend"]

Related Words

girl woman informal person female