"old girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: old girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} old girl (plural old girls)
  1. (chiefly British) An alumna, especially of a public school. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-old_girl-en-noun-a3qzf0RH Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK) Affectionate term of address for a woman. Tags: UK Translations (Affectionate term of address for a woman): ma vieille (French), ma grande (French), lilla gumman (Swedish), tjejen (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-old_girl-en-noun-w9z7tUhe Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of 'Affectionate term of address for a woman': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: old boy

Inflected forms

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