Hypertext Webster Gateway: "girlish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Girlish \Girl"ish\, a.
Like, or characteristic of, a girl; of or pertaining to
girlhood; innocent; artless; immature; weak; as, girlish
ways; girlish grief. -- {Girl"ish*ly}, adv. --
{Girl"ish*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
girlish
adj : befitting or characteristic of a young girl; "girlish
charm"; "a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear"
[syn: {schoolgirlish}]
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