girl friday

noun
UK: /ˌɡɜːl ˈfraɪdeɪ/
US: /ˌɡɜːrl ˈfraɪdeɪ/

  1. A female assistant who is very efficient and can do many different tasks.

    1. My girl Friday helps me a lot.
    2. As his girl Friday, she managed his schedule and handled all correspondence with great skill.

Synonyms

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The phonetic transcription of "girl friday" is /ˌɡɜːl ˈfraɪdeɪ/ in British English and /ˌɡɜːrl ˈfraɪdeɪ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "girl friday": pa.

Example usage of "girl friday": "My girl Friday helps me a lot.". More examples on the page.