Thesaurus results for GIRLFRIEND

girlfriend

noun

ˈgər(-ə)l-ˌfrend

Definition of girlfriend

as in woman

a female romantic companion he proposed to his girlfriend of seven years

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Recent Examples of girlfriend Carpenter also appeared in The Expendables (2010) and The Expendables 2 (2012) as Lacy, the on-again, off-again girlfriend of Jason Statham‘s Lee Christmas in the action films. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Brandi Henderson, the girlfriend of one of Wallace’s best friends, was holding her 10-month-old Tyrece during Wallace’s assault. — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 The alleged assault and confrontation The woman's boyfriend spoke exclusively to CBS News Chicago Investigators on the condition that his face was not shown and his voice was disguised to protect his girlfriend and himself. — Dave Savini, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 In 2009, Chris Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for girlfriend

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Noun

In July, President Lee Jae Myung, a liberal, instructed officials to explore ways to allow women to use the two-drug combination pack.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Images of these women spun in my head like the portraits of queens.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of woman

Noun

Why on earth the Magician would choose an American girl remains unclear.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
At least 25 states are now enforcing laws or policies banning transgender women and girls from competing in at least some women’s and girls' sports and three others have adopted laws but have enforcement blocked by the courts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of girl

Noun

And there’s a whole generation of girlies like me who’ve followed these ladies through our adolescence into adulthood.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
The two ladies were also reportedly on the same page regarding former Prince Andrew’s latest scandals and the decisions Charles made in response.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of lady

Noun

The photographic record shows Wong arm-in-arm with numerous admirers, many of whom were her lovers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Llínas mugs the camera for laugh lines in the narration, rattles off a comically long list of Borges’ lovers, reveals halfway through that the score has been played, in part, off a toy xylophone.

— Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

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