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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Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
Masek died on New Year’s Eve of an apparent heart attack inside his home in Alhambra, California, his girlfriend of 19 years, Jayne Osborne, told The Hollywood Reporter.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 10 Jan. 2026
Bowie briefly led a group called Feathers with his then-girlfriend, Hermione Farthingale and John Hutchinson in London the late '60s.
—Alex Heigl, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
The most recent update on the actor’s love life came in October 2025, when People reported that Elordi and his girlfriend, influencer Olivia Jade Giannulli, had split.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 14 Jan. 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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