Meaning
A girl child; a daughter — 'gyal' (girl) plus 'pickney' (child). Used to specify a female child, as in 'she have two bwoy-pickney an one gyal-pickney'. It can be neutral ('mi gyal-pickney' = my daughter) or, said sharply to a grown woman, a put-down implying she's behaving like a mere girl.
Examples
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She have three pickney — two bwoy an one gyal-pickney.
She has three children — two boys and one girl.
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Mi gyal-pickney a go a high school now.
My daughter is going to high school now.
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Look after di gyal-pickney dem.
Look after the girls.
Origin
From 'gyal' (girl) + [[pickney]] (child); a female child/daughter. See [[bwoy-pickney]], [[pickney]].
How it’s used
A girl child/daughter; counterpart to 'bwoy-pickney'. See [[bwoy-pickney]], [[pickney]].