"girlify" meaning in English

See girlify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: girlifies [present, singular, third-person], girlifying [participle, present], girlified [participle, past], girlified [past]
Etymology: girl + -ify Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|girl|ify}} girl + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} girlify (third-person singular simple present girlifies, present participle girlifying, simple past and past participle girlified)
  1. (transitive) To make girly. Tags: transitive Synonyms: feminize, feminise Related terms: girlification
    Sense id: en-girlify-en-verb-xVU5TcWe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for girlify meaning in English (1.8kB)

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