"A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When she becomes an adult, she is described as a woman. The term ...
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girl may also be used to mean a young woman, and is sometimes used as a synonym for daughter. Girl may also be a term of endearment used by an adult, usually a woman, to designate adult female friends.
The treatment and status of girls in any society is usually closely related to the status of women in that culture. In cultures where women have a low societal position, girls may be unwanted by their parents, and the state may invest less in services for girls. Girls´ upbringing ranges from being relatively the same as that of boys to complete sex segregation and completely different gender roles." - (en.wikipedia.org 24.10.2019)
