I noticed that too, and not only that. I and my peers in school had words for it...

blueflow 7 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Scientific American's departing editor and the pol...

I noticed that too, and not only that. I and my peers in school had words for it: "girl" for people that were just female, and "girl girl" for people who were female plus "extra ideas". Same for boys.