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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Next month, Prince Heinrich XIII, his Russian girlfriend and the group’s founders will begin their trial, in Frankfurt.
—
Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, McCaffery continued to show his support for his superstar girlfriend.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
Angel Gabriel Cuz-Choc was found hiding less than two miles from where his girlfriend, Amalia Coc Choc de Pec, 36, and her daughter, 4-year-old Estrella Pec Coc, were found dead less than 24 hours before.
—Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
My girlfriend, Shauna, seeing where this might go, asked Daniel’s friend to drive her home.
—Maria A. Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Together with Shaun’s less-than-impressed girlfriend (Kate Ashfield), as well as his mother (Penelope Wilton) and step-dad (Bill Nighy), the hapless pals seek safe ground to wait out the impending end of days.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2024
His probation only permitted him to travel outside the United States for business, not for personal reasons, such as going on a Swiss ski trip with his girlfriend’s family.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
During the summit, Kelce reportedly shared that Cooper and his girlfriend, model Gigi Hadid, recently spent time at the beach with Travis and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift — a buddy of Hadid.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Sergio Lopez Contreras, 45, is charged with murder for the Sept. 4, 2000, shootings of Michael Plummer, 20; Plummer’s girlfriend, Adah Pearson, 18; and Plummer’s nephew, Julio Rangel Jr., who was about 22 months old.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, McCaffery continued to show his support for his superstar girlfriend.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
Angel Gabriel Cuz-Choc was found hiding less than two miles from where his girlfriend, Amalia Coc Choc de Pec, 36, and her daughter, 4-year-old Estrella Pec Coc, were found dead less than 24 hours before.
—Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
My girlfriend, Shauna, seeing where this might go, asked Daniel’s friend to drive her home.
—Maria A. Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Together with Shaun’s less-than-impressed girlfriend (Kate Ashfield), as well as his mother (Penelope Wilton) and step-dad (Bill Nighy), the hapless pals seek safe ground to wait out the impending end of days.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2024
His probation only permitted him to travel outside the United States for business, not for personal reasons, such as going on a Swiss ski trip with his girlfriend’s family.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
During the summit, Kelce reportedly shared that Cooper and his girlfriend, model Gigi Hadid, recently spent time at the beach with Travis and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift — a buddy of Hadid.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Sergio Lopez Contreras, 45, is charged with murder for the Sept. 4, 2000, shootings of Michael Plummer, 20; Plummer’s girlfriend, Adah Pearson, 18; and Plummer’s nephew, Julio Rangel Jr., who was about 22 months old.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'girlfriend.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near girlfriend
Cite this Entry
“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
girlfriend
noun
girl·friend
ˈgər(-ə)l-ˌfrend
1
: a female friend
2
: a regular female companion in a romantic relationship
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share