Girlish and Young

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Girlish adjective - Befitting or characteristic of a young girl.

Usage example: girlish charm

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Young is a synonym for girlish in juvenile topic. In some cases you can use "Young" instead an adjective "Girlish".

Nearby Words: girl, girlhood, girlie, girlishly

Young adjective - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.

Usage example: young people

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Girlish is a synonym for young in immature topic. You can use "Girlish" instead an adjective "Young".

Nearby Words: youngster, youngling, youngish

In the anime the Duke of Orleans tried to invoke this by having a very girlish and young-looking henchman impersonate Marie Antoinette, thus ruining the marriage to the Dauphin.

Source: Unsettling Gender Reveal
Girlish Pigtails: Asa and Yoru, who are as young as half Amanes age, both sport long twintails.

Source: Visual Novel / If My Heart Had Wings
In Umi Monogatari, Kojima sounds very girlish despite being a studious young man.

Source: Vocal Dissonance

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