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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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
His high school girlfriend, Lauren, was a year younger and remained in Milwaukee.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Stacy's body was cremated within two days of her death, but suspicion arose when Stacy’s mother reported that Hunsucker seemed unusually unfazed by the death and had moved in with a girlfriend shortly after.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Sean has moved out of Jimmy’s pool house, has reunited with his girlfriend Marisol (Isabella Gomez) and is on his way to becoming a chef.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 9 Apr. 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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