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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Julie Tremaine, People.com, 13 July 2025
His real-life girlfriend Monica Barbaro has been cast as OpenAI’s CTO Mira Murati who was among the board members who fired Altman.
—Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The ex-reality star, who appeared on both Seasons 19 and 20 of the ABC dating show, and longtime girlfriend Hayley Kiyoko were engaged, the pair revealed this week.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Vic’s decision to murder his girlfriend for dog chow instead of stopping by a dystopian Petsmart is inarguably inhuman.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 23 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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