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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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Birkenstock Arizonas may be the one sandal that holds universal appeal among men and women alike—even my girlfriends who can’t stand to see men’s toes approve.
—Irene Richardson, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
The request came earlier this month in an amicus brief the lawmakers filed in the criminal case against Epstein’s former girlfriend and accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, whose files are also required to be released under the law.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2026
The $5 million comedy about a Pakistani comic (Kumail Nanjiani) whose Waspy girlfriend becomes gravely ill was the first film that Basner had fully financed.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 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 28 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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