girlfriend

noun

girl·​friend ˈgər(-ə)l-ˌfrend 

1

: a female friend

2

: a frequent or regular female companion in a romantic or sexual relationship

Synonyms of girlfriend

• woman
• girl
• lady
• lover

Examples of girlfriend in a Sentence

My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.

She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends.

Recent Examples on the Web

Each was fatally stabbed at an off-campus home on King Road where the three women lived and Chapin stayed over for the night with Kernodle, his girlfriend. — Kevin Fixler september 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026

Hickerson previously broke his silence on his girlfriend’s passing through a statement from his attorney Sloan Ellis. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

The audience was shown a clip of Hollander coming out to his girlfriend Sophie, played by Sophie Nélisse. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Curtain Call Max and Emme came backstage with their grandparents and Anthony’s then-girlfriend Shannon De Lima after the musician’s first concert at Radio City Music Hall in August 2016. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for girlfriend

• amend
• append
• ascend
• attend
• backend
• befriend
• boyfriend
• commend
• compend
• contend
• defend
• depend

Kids Definition

girlfriend

noun

girl·​friend ˈgər(-ə)l-ˌfrend 

1

: a female friend

2

: a regular female companion in a romantic relationship