Girlish and Little

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Girlish adjective - Befitting or characteristic of a young girl.

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Little and girlish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Little" instead an adjective "Girlish".

Nearby Words: girl, girlhood, girlie, girlishly

Little adjective - Having relatively little height.

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Girlish and little are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Girlish" instead an adjective "Little".

Nearby Word: littleness

Gender-Blender Name: Molly's little sister is named Spencer, but she participates in girlish sports like baton twirling and wears girly accessories.

Source: Literature / The Poison Apples
Girlish Pigtails: Nowell, Sveta, and Himi all have pairs, along with little-girl NPCs in most towns.

Source: Video Game / Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Girlish Pigtails: Granny as a filly had them and a cute little bonnet.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S2 E11 "Family Appreciation Day"

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