shipgirl

ship·girl
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UK/ˈʃɪpˌɡɜːl/US/ˈʃɪpˌɡɜɹl/

noun

A female fictional humanoid character featuring design elements of a ship, such as anchors, naval guns or torpedo tubes; usually a namesake moe anthropomorphization of a real-life warship.

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Meanings

nounshipgirl (plural shipgirls)

plural shipgirls · alternative ship girl · alternative ship-girl

  1. JapanesefictionA female fictional humanoid character featuring design elements of a ship, such as anchors, naval guns or torpedo tubes; usually a namesake moe anthropomorphization of a real-life warship.

Origin

From ship + girl.

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Translations

Arabic فتاة-سفينة
  • فتاة-سفينة (fatāt-safīnah)female character with ship characteristics
Chinese Mandarin 艦娘 /舰娘
  • 艦娘 /舰娘 (jiànniáng)female character with ship characteristics
Hindi युद्धपोत बालिका
  • युद्धपोत बालिका (yuddhapot bālikā)female character with ship characteristics
Indonesian gadis kapal
  • gadis kapalfemale character with ship characteristics
Japanese 艦娘
  • 艦娘 (kanmusu)female character with ship characteristics

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shipgirl

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Cite this entry
APA

shipgirl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipgirl

MLA

“shipgirl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipgirl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shipgirl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipgirl.

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