Adult women sometimes use it to refer to themselves, expressing a girl-like sensibility or a young-at-heart feeling, with a meaning like, 'I still have a girlish heart.'

Early emojis had limited gender or age representation, but now there are emojis for various age groups like 👩 (woman) and 👵 (older woman). This emoji is a great visual starting point for explaining family relationships or telling a coming-of-age story.