"shipgirl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shipgirls [plural]
Etymology: From ship + girl. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ship|girl}} ship + girl Head templates: {{en-noun}} shipgirl (plural shipgirls)
  1. (chiefly Japanese fiction) A female fictional humanoid character featuring design elements of a ship, such as anchors, naval guns or torpedo tubes. Usually is a namesake moe anthropomorphization of a real life warship. Tags: Japanese Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Japanese fiction Synonyms: ship-girl Related terms: catgirl Translations (female character with ship characteristics): gadis kapal (Indonesian), 艦娘 (kanmusu) (Japanese)

Inflected forms

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