English → Latin
“girl” in Latin
puellagirl, lass, maiden (female child); sweetheart, mistress, beloved maiden; young woman, young wifevirgōa maiden, maid; an unmarried young woman or girl (typically nubile, i.e., of marriageable age and social status); a virgfamulusa servant, slaveancillamaid, slave-girl; handmaidencubiculāriusbedroom
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
girl
puella: virgo (as unmarried). A little girl, puellula; virguncula; parvula puella (Terentianus): a grown-up girl, puella adulta; virgo: a girls’ school, *institutum, quo puellae aluntur educanturque, or *schola puellarum.
Ma id-servant, puella: famula (serving-maid): ancilla (house-maid): cubicularia (Inscript.; chamber-maid).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for girl?
- The usual Latin words for “girl” are puella, virgō, famulus; also ancilla, cubiculārius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.