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girlfriend Definition

girl·friend (gʉrlfrend′)

noun

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

girlfriend Synonyms

girlfriend

n.

sweetheart, lover, lady friend, steady, date, young lady, inamorata, paramour, truelove, old lady*; see also lover 1.

girlfriend Usage Examples

Possessives

  • brother: Spent the weekend in celebration of my girlfriend's brother 's 21st birthday.
  • sister: SL: My girlfriend's sister was thrilled to meet the guy who plays the laird in Balamory.
  • mother: Bronco Bullfrog follows the resigned council estate life of one Del Walker, harassed at home, harassed by his girlfriend's mother.
  • parent: In the case of Walter R Booth's film The Airship Destroyer, a young inventor is rejected by his girlfriend's parents.

Possessives

  • brother: My girlfriend's other brother's girlfriend had studied the film at university.
  • son: My eldest son's girlfriend has got me some lovely long scarfs from river island.

Converse of object

  • marry: Honda Racing star Karl Harris has married glamor model girlfriend Jane Eyre.
  • have: Sadly, most of them already have girlfriends or wives helping them with their tables.
  • get: She said sheâs happy now heâs got a girlfriend.
  • find: Finding a girlfriend is Sal's Number One aim in life.
  • call: I have a fabulous, loving girlfriend called Hanni, who also takes some frankly fabulous photographs and is always there for me.

Adjective modifier

  • long-time: He's also alone now that his long-time girlfriend Vera has left him.
  • awesome: Now there are awesome new girlfriends to collect, plus lots of new gear and accessories to share.
  • ex: My ex girlfriend and I extended the lease on our 2 bedroom house until 2007.
  • long-suffering: At this point I have to thank my long-suffering girlfriend for being there otherwise I would have been stuffed.
  • pregnant: Or do the scene where the Comedian kills his pregnant girlfriend?
  • gorgeous: He loved Stephens Fruit ' De Mer ( Fruits Of The Sea ) which he shared with his gorgeous girlfriend Susannah Dwyer.

Noun used with modifier

  • supermodel: Oct 18 - James Blunt Gets Dumped By Petra James Blunt has been dumped by his supermodel girlfriend Petra Nemcova.
  • live-in: And there is his delightful live-in girlfriend, Katja.
  • actress: CHRIS ROBINSON WED Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes married his actress girlfriend Kate Hudson on New Year's Eve.
girlfriend Quotes

All of us write plays in our heads all the time†before we're going to visit our girl friend, before we're going to talk to a bossöwe rehearse.

—Mamet, David Alan

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