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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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Andrew Garfield enjoyed a night out with his girlfriend Monica Barbaro at the Penn & Teller show in Las Vegas.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
Crowder returns for season 3, reprising her role as Diana, a law school hopeful and Stephen's on-again, off-again college girlfriend.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Court documents said that Tucker and his girlfriend left the arena immediately following the fight.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 18 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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