幼女|ようじょyoujo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounlittle girl
   私はまるで幼女ようじょのように大声おおごえで叫さけびたい気持きもちだった。↗

   I feel like crying out loud as if I were a little girl.

• Synonym少女しょうじょNeutralCovers girls from about school age (7–8) up through the teens, so a wider age range; 「幼女」 is reserved for younger little girls.
• Synonym童女どうじょWrittenMeans a girl child too, but is written/formal prose and less common; unlike 「幼女」 it is not typical of news or legal writing.
• Synonym女の童めのわらべWrittenAn archaic written word for a young little girl; too old-fashioned for modern use — say 「女の子」 in everyday speech.
• Antonym老女ろうじょNeutralThe antonym: an elderly woman, standing opposite the young 「幼女」.
• Antonym嫗おうなWrittenAntonym: an archaic word for an old woman, the opposite of 「幼女」.

For a young girl, especially in news or legal contexts, use 「幼女」. 「少女」 covers girls more broadly, from school age to the teens; 「童女」 is a written alternative, 「女の童」 archaic. The opposites are 「老女」 and, in old prose, 「嫗」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 幼おさない女の子おんなのこ。