Girlfriend meaning

gûrl'frĕnd'
A girl who is someone's friend.
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A woman friend of a woman.
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A female friend.
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Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.

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A female partner in a romantic relationship.

Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.

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

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.

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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A female companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.
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Origin of girlfriend

Girlfriend Sentence Examples

  • Now his girlfriend had caught them together.

  • "That his girlfriend?" he asked.

  • I've got a contact for you but protect this like your girlfriend at a drunken frat party.

  • The first call was from his girlfriend Jen.

  • "Maybe his girlfriend just arrived," Fred answered.

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