girlfriend

The definition of a girlfriend is the female friend with whom someone has a regular or exclusive romantic or sexual relationship.

(noun)

  1. If you are a woman, another woman who you go to the movies with regularly and who you see for coffee and chats is an example of your girlfriend.
  2. If you are a man, a woman who you have been dating exclusively for three months is an example of your girlfriend.

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See girlfriend in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a sweetheart of a boy or man
  2. a girl who is someone's friend
  3. a woman friend of a woman

See girlfriend in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A favored female companion or sweetheart.
  2. A female friend.

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