"golden girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: golden girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} golden girl (plural golden girls)
  1. A young woman who has become unusually successful at an early age.
    Sense id: en-golden_girl-en-noun-Z-AFPr-3
  2. A favored youth, held in high esteem by others, and for whom there are high hopes. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-golden_girl-en-noun-NA9-In5g Disambiguation of People: 20 60 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 91 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 92 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 93 3
  3. A young woman who is beautiful in a wholesome and healthy way. Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-golden_girl-en-noun-WCscntw5 Disambiguation of Appearance: 18 27 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: child prodigy Hypernyms: golden child Related terms: golden boy

Inflected forms

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