"demigirl" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more demigirl [comparative], most demigirl [superlative]
Etymology: From demi- + girl. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|demi-|girl}} demi- + girl Head templates: {{en-adj}} demigirl (comparative more demigirl, superlative most demigirl)
  1. (neologism) Identifying as partially, but not completely, female. Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-demigirl-en-adj-iI51PGXW Categories (other): English neologisms, English terms prefixed with demi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with demi-: 48 52

Noun

Forms: demigirls [plural]
Etymology: From demi- + girl. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|demi-|girl}} demi- + girl Head templates: {{en-noun}} demigirl (plural demigirls)
  1. (neologism) A person who identifies as partially, but not completely, female. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Gender, LGBT, Non-binary, People, Transgender Translations (Translations): demigirl (French), demi-fille (French), semichica (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-demigirl-en-noun-7v4KMeqr Disambiguation of Gender: 8 92 Disambiguation of LGBT: 7 93 Disambiguation of Non-binary: 13 87 Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Disambiguation of Transgender: 9 91 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with demi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with demi-: 48 52

Inflected forms

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