Young woman (4)
'young woman' is the definition.
(synonyms)
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(Other definitions for gal that I've seen before include "US female" , "Lady" , "measure of acceleration?" , "Young woman (colloq.)" , "Girl from American west" .)
'young woman' is the definition.
(maiden is a kind of young woman)
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(Other definitions for maiden that I've seen before include "Earliest - unmarried" , "Damsel" , "To the rear (of a ship)" , "over, you won't score" , "Spinster" .)
'young woman' is the definition.
(damsel is a kind of young woman)
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(Other definitions for damsel that I've seen before include "Young woman (archaic)" , "(Poetically) a young unmarried woman" , "Young woman (often in distress)" , "Maid" , "An old girl, often in distress" .)
'young woman' is the definition.
(informal term for a young woman)
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(Other definitions for lass that I've seen before include "Familiar form of address for female" , "Damsel" , "Young woman, girl" , "Sweetheart" , "Sweet resident of Richmond Hill?" .)