highschoolgirl

English

Etymology

From highschool + girl, on the pattern of schoolgirl.

Pronunciation

Noun

highschoolgirl (plural highschoolgirls)

  1. (rare, nonstandard) A female student of a high school.
    Coordinate term: highschoolboy
    • 1942, Ward Moore, Breathe the Air Again, Harper & Bros, page 349:
      His sister Miriam, now a highschoolgirl, could not tear awkward eyes from the brother absence had changed so greatly.
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