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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Even TikTok creators, Snapchat stars, and OnlyFans models now license their likenesses to algorithmic girlfriends who will sext, comfort, and dote on paying subscribers around the clock.
—
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
Jimmie Duncan had originally been convicted of first-degree murder in 1998 after prosecutors accused him of raping and drowning 23-month-old Haley Oliveaux, the daughter of his then-girlfriend Allison Layton Statham.
—Jack Brook The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
Last July, they were spotted hand-in-hand playfully walking around the streets of New York City with Matarazzo’s girlfriend, Elizabeth Yu.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Investigators said 40-year-old Saul Garcia Gonzalez reported his girlfriend, Martel, missing just days earlier.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for girlfriend
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
Jimmie Duncan had originally been convicted of first-degree murder in 1998 after prosecutors accused him of raping and drowning 23-month-old Haley Oliveaux, the daughter of his then-girlfriend Allison Layton Statham.
—Jack Brook The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
Last July, they were spotted hand-in-hand playfully walking around the streets of New York City with Matarazzo’s girlfriend, Elizabeth Yu.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Investigators said 40-year-old Saul Garcia Gonzalez reported his girlfriend, Martel, missing just days earlier.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for girlfriend
Cite this Entry
“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
girlfriend
noun
girl·friend
ˈgər(-ə)l-ˌfrend
1
: a female friend
2
: a regular female companion in a romantic relationship
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share