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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Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
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Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Perez died of his injuries the next day while his girlfriend survived with severe burns.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Mother’s Milk gets re-married to his ex-wife and takes in Ryan as own son; Kimiko gets a dog and travels to a French café as Frenchie had wanted; and Hughie and Annie are expecting a child named Robin (named after Hughie’s original girlfriend who was killed in the series premiere).
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 20 May 2026
According to a May 18 report from New Idea, Deb is finally prepared to face the situation and sit down with Jackman’s new girlfriend, actress Sutton Foster.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 20 May 2026
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 26 May. 2026.
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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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