is a specific kind of: adult female, woman.

is a broader term that covers: belle | bimbo | chachka, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tsatske, tshatshke | chit | colleen | bird, chick, dame, doll, skirt, wench | flapper | gal | gamine | Gibson girl | jeune fille, lass, lassie, young girl | maid, maiden | May queen, queen of the May | mill-girl | party girl | peri | ring girl | rosebud | sex bomb, sex kitten, sexpot | shop girl | soubrette | sweater girl | hoyden, romp, tomboy | valley girl | working girl ... show more.

derivation: girlhood, maidenhood, maidhood.