What's the difference between "girl" and "woman" in English?

lingfangsong

I think that girl is pure and woman is maturity

lingfangsong

what do you think?

sddzzqq

there is another word "lady"! hehe

sunnyv

* A girl would normally mean a female in her teens up to her mid twenties.
* A woman would mean an ordinary female after her mid twenties.
* A lady would mean a married female. In England, a lady would mean a female with some status above a commoner. Example the wife of a nobleman.

How should you greet her when you can't be sure she is a girl, a woman or a lady?
To avoid receiving angry looks and unpleasant rebuke, the best is to greet her as a "lady".

hazelkaka

they are all named lady~

linda@crab

sunnyv: * A girl would normally mean a female in her teens up to her mid twenties.
* A woman would mean an ordinary female after her mid twenties.
* A lady wo

i think your answer always smart and accurate

sunnyv

linda@crab: i think your answer always smart and accurate

Thanks for your nice comments. Just and effort to help people understand things.

linda@crab

yeah, but what you said is good to practise our english,and understandable.   help each other!!

loong

girls are unmarried,childish,naive,unmatured,women are elder than girl