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Due to an edit (not by me) the COTW tag seen via Talk:Girl was absent for some time. Have reinstated the tag there. -- Janke | Talk 20:20:14, 2005-08-31 (UTC)

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There is a discussion to select image options for an RfC for the lead image at Woman. Discussion at Talk:Woman/sandbox. Kolya Butternut ( talk) 09:22, 17 March 2021 (UTC) reply

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there is a spelling error in the 2 paragraph Hanger 12345 ( talk) 15:08, 23 March 2021 (UTC) reply

 Not done: what spelling error? Volteer1 ( talk) 15:26, 23 March 2021 (UTC) reply

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Reason: This article is mainly about girls as victims, not as "normal" humans. This should be reflected in the article name. Here I propose "Girl (victim)", but I am open to other solutions, such as "Girl (survivor)". 109.155.0.175 ( talk) 17:07, 15 August 2022 (UTC) reply

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{ edit semi-protected}} template. MadGuy7023 ( talk) 17:54, 15 August 2022 (UTC) reply

Where did the topic for Greta Dallager go? Problem Detective ( talk) 12:24, 2 December 2023 (UTC) reply

It is also used in the context of a group of women relaxing, for example "going out with the girls," "girls night out," "chilling with my girls." I suspect a little more analysis would reveal its used in many more ways, some identically to the way "boy" is used, some different. I'm sure this must be documented. All the best: Rich Farmbrough 15:03, 10 June 2024 (UTC). reply

It's already in the article, quite prominently in the second sentence at the very top of the article:

While the term girl has other meanings, including young woman,[1] daughter[2] or girlfriend[1] regardless of age, the first meaning is the most common one.

There are also multiple archived talk threads on the topic. Nakonana ( talk) 16:21, 21 June 2024 (UTC) reply