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
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.
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Having a designer girlfriend, Jordyn Woods, who joined him at the flagship, has led to other insights about the design process.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
The evidence seemed to lead to his ex-girlfriend and mother of his four children, Meagan Jackson, who transported dead bodies for a living.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
In fact, there’s one happening Friday night with a guest list that includes a 73-year-old millionaire from out of town and, presumably, his 24-year-old girlfriend.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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girlfriend
noun
girl·friend
ˈgər(-ə)l-ˌfrend
1
: a female friend
2
: a regular female companion in a romantic relationship
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