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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In one incident that took place in Grand Lake, a man shot and killed a cow moose that had knocked down his girlfriend in her yard and was trying to stomp her.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
Another featured a man yelling at his girlfriend of three years regarding her recent miscarriage.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Coronel was on his way to his girlfriend’s home, prosecutors say, while Gonzalez was walking in the street near the Nisson Road and Del Amy Avenue intersection.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
The shooting was captured on Facebook Live as Collins’ girlfriend streamed video of the three riding in a car shortly before 1:30 p.m. near the woman’s home at Ogden and Kostner avenues in the Lawndale neighborhood.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
Another featured a man yelling at his girlfriend of three years regarding her recent miscarriage.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Coronel was on his way to his girlfriend’s home, prosecutors say, while Gonzalez was walking in the street near the Nisson Road and Del Amy Avenue intersection.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
The shooting was captured on Facebook Live as Collins’ girlfriend streamed video of the three riding in a car shortly before 1:30 p.m. near the woman’s home at Ogden and Kostner avenues in the Lawndale neighborhood.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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