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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Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
In real life, the Kennedy scion did receive such a letter and broke up with then-girlfriend Bessette as a result.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
Police also received identifications of Thomas from a former girlfriend, who recognized him from photos of the double homicide, and by a carjacking victim who was shot by Thomas during a prior incident, prosecutors said.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
After the depositions last week, Republicans seem to be moving on from scrutinizing the Clintons for their decades-old connections to Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Stephen Groves, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 10 Mar. 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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