"good girl" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈɡʊd ˌɡɜːl/ [General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡʊd ˌɡɜɹl/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈɡʊd ˌɡøːl/ [New-Zealand], /ˈɡʉd ˌɡɪɹl/ [Scotland], /ˈɡʊɖ ˌɡəːʳl/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-good girl.wav
enPR: go͝od′ gûrl′ Head templates: {{en-interj}} good girl
  1. (idiomatic) Well done, to a female. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-good_girl-en-intj-Lt4Payly
  2. Said as praise to an obedient female dog or other female domesticated animal; see also who's a good girl.
    Sense id: en-good_girl-en-intj-4xDaP-yi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 56 30 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 64 24 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 68 22 6

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʊd ˌɡɜːl/ [General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡʊd ˌɡɜɹl/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈɡʊd ˌɡøːl/ [New-Zealand], /ˈɡʉd ˌɡɪɹl/ [Scotland], /ˈɡʊɖ ˌɡəːʳl/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-good girl.wav Forms: good girls [plural]
enPR: go͝od′ gûrl′ Head templates: {{en-noun}} good girl (plural good girls)
  1. An obedient female dog, child, or someone who behaves like one, even when deemed inappropriate.
    Sense id: en-good_girl-en-noun-HykmdH5l
  2. (humorous) A demeaning term of address. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-good_girl-en-noun-OF4wd0Qt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gurl, attagirl Coordinate_terms: good boy

Inflected forms

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              93,
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