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7 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
originAfter Galatea, a British man-of-war, since the material was used for children's sailor suits.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0