女子 means girl now. I think it was young girl earlier

[jprspereira]

I have no idea which meanings WK had before, but 女子 makes more sense as “girl”.

Check this thread to learn about the differences between all these words meaning girl, young girl, etc.

The final 女の子 / 女子 / 少女 / and all words for "girls" thread

My goal is to make this the definitive thread to link to when the question comes up. Suggestions for more words are welcome. Examples of usages or phrases are in the summaries. There are a lot of examples, so I haven’t added furigana yet, but maybe later. 女の子 (おんなのこ) *all girls from newborns to roughly mid-teens *in slang usage, other young women

Summary

女の子が公園で遊ぶ a girl plays in the park 人形を抱いた女の子 a girl holding a doll 女の子を授かる to be blessed with a girl 可愛い女の子 a cute girl 六年生の女の子 a …