"Jill" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒɪl/ Audio: En-us-Jill.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪl Etymology: A variant of Gill, diminutive of Gillian, a medieval form of Juliana, ultimately from Latin. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jill
  1. A female given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Jill-en-name-gQoJTTk- Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 39 39 14 3 5
  2. A female given name from Latin.
    Clipping of Jillian.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Jillian Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Jill-en-name-d0OVXleG Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 39 39 14 3 5
  3. A generic use for any female (as Sheila in Australian English), especially paired (since the 15th c., compare Ienken and Iulyan) with the male Jack. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Jill-en-name-eRhoWiY8 Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 39 39 14 3 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 22 47 6 9 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 17 58 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 24 45 6 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 25 50 4 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jillstrap

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɪl/ Audio: En-us-Jill.ogg Forms: Jills [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪl Etymology: A variant of Gill, diminutive of Gillian, a medieval form of Juliana, ultimately from Latin. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jill (plural Jills)
  1. A young woman; a sweetheart; like the variant spelling Gill it was also associated with various assertive uses of the term flirt, as in flirtgigg (used by William Shakespeare for a 'woman of light or loose behavior').
    Sense id: en-Jill-en-noun-5cgZVp8V
  2. A jillstrap: the female counterpart to a jockstrap.
    Sense id: en-Jill-en-noun-3UVDEztn

Inflected forms

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