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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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Court records show Walls broke into a mobile home in the Florida Panhandle belonging to Eglin Air Force Base airman Edward Alger and his girlfriend, Ann Peterson, in July 1987.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025
In that case, charging documents stated Lindsey was shot multiple times in March 2024 after a dispute between his girlfriend and the father of her young child.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Hitchhiking the Sahara with a girlfriend built confidence.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for girlfriend
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 20 Dec. 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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