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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Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Cramer’s girlfriend told police a door to the home may have been left unlocked, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Some of those women are familiar faces, like Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander's wife, model Kate Upton, and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes' girlfriend, former LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
New cast members include Keeley Karsten (as Leah, Malcolm’s daughter), Vaughan Murrae (Kelly, Malcolm’s youngest sibling), Kiana Madeira (as Tristan, Malcolm’s girlfriend), and Caleb Ellsworth-Clark (as Dewey).
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 4 Apr. 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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