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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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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The girlfriend said the incident began because the air conditioner was set to 70 degrees instead of 68, as Barmore wanted.
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Chaos erupted this week in a Connecticut courthouse, where a 21-year-old man was arraigned for the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend in East Haven.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
The girlfriend said the incident began because the air conditioner was set to 70 degrees instead of 68, as Barmore wanted.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Philipps played Audrey Liddell, who joined the show in season five as the college roommate of Joey (Katie Holmes) and, later, the girlfriend of Pacey (Joshua Jackson).
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 4 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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