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Девочка and Девушка Hello! Can someone please explain the difference between девочка and девушка? At what age is a girl сonsidered девушка instead of девочка? Thanks!

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I guess девочка becomes девушка with the conclusion of puberty.
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девушка -- teen girl or young woman; девочка -- child of any age below. Also, девушка is a common neutral form of address for an unfamiliar young woman (and 'young' might be a very relative term in these cases).
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things are how previous answers describe, but there is slang still , and in slang they can call девочка a female person until may be 25 , it is in common enough last years, it works like speaking about third person , or addressing in plural
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девушка - girl (fille), девочка это скорее - kid girl (jeune fille), но не обязательно. Так что, девочка скорее всего подразумевает маленький возраст
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To add to the information posted above, sometimes word "девочка" is used irrespective of age. For example, a husband can call his wife "моя девочка", showing his love and tenderness. Also females usually call their girl friends "девочки" irrespective of age.

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