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Q&A Word for a Female Teenager? [closed]

I am writing a book about a teenage girl. In one line, I am saying that she saw another female. When I say... she saw another girl I think saying girl will make her sound like a child rather ...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by DoctorKelly‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:42:56Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/25115
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar DoctorKelly‭ · 2019-12-08T05:42:56Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am writing a book about a teenage girl. In one line, I am saying that she saw another female. When I say...

> she saw another girl

I think saying girl will make her sound like a child rather than a teenager (aged 15) and simply saying woman makes her seem more mature and like a woman in her 20's or older.

But saying...

> a teenage girl that was of an age similar to her

seems like over doing it and too many common words. Any suggestions?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-11-03T02:40:31Z (about 8 years ago)
Original score: 0