golden girl

noun

A girl or young woman who has become unusually successful at an early age.

“In her day, Betty Grable was the golden girl of America.”

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Meanings

noungolden girl (plural golden girls)

plural golden girls

  1. A girl or young woman who has become unusually successful at an early age.
  2. A favored girl, held in high esteem by others, and for whom there are high hopes.
  3. A young woman who is beautiful in a wholesome and healthy way.

    In her day, Betty Grable was the golden girl of America.

  4. informalAn older woman, a female senior citizen.

    Ha ha, we were teasing our mom that she's a golden girl now.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

The senior citizen sense was inspired by a TV show in the 1980s, The Golden Girls, about a group of friends. The show's title was inspired by the traditional senses of the term but seems also to have been a play on golden years and silver-haired.

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APA

golden girl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20girl

MLA

“golden girl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20girl. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden girl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20girl.

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