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

Clemency denied Weisheit had been on death row for 13 years after a Vanderburgh County jury convicted him of murdering Alyssa Lynch and her younger brother, Caleb, the children of his then-girlfriend, Lisa Lynch. — Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026

Jamie Foxx and his girlfriend Alyce Huckstepp have been dating on and off since August 2023. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Nov. 2026

The crash left her father Joshua Mazur hospitalized in the intensive care unit at UC Davis Medical Center, according to Mazur’s girlfriend and Diaz’s mother, Jackie Patino-Diaz, 22, of Sacramento. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Brandon’s former on-again, off-again girlfriend Kaylee Markowski, 34, in connection with Downer’s killing. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 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