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View synonyms for

schoolgirl

[ skool-gurl ]

noun

  1. a girl attending school.


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Other Word Forms

  • ǴDZgi adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of schoolgirl1

First recorded in 1770–80; school 1 + girl
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A roving, sumptuous narrative entrenched in the labyrinthine relationships of a small southern Italian town, “My Brilliant Friend” follows Lila and Elena, schoolgirls growing up in postwar Naples.

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A safeguarding review has been launched after a 15-year-old boy was sentenced to 11 years detention for the attempted murder of a schoolgirl.

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The court heard that Sentamu, who had a history of attacking girls and carrying knives, killed the popular schoolgirl in front of other children, shoppers and commuters.

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Everyone in Scotland knew the face of the smiling schoolgirl with the bobbed dark hair.

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A schoolgirl who was groomed online by a far-right extremist in the US became "fixated" on Adolf Hitler and wanted to "blow up a synagogue" before she took her own life, an inquest has heard.

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