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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Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 7 June 2025
Your relationship with your girlfriend is changing, as is natural.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
One of the more shocking parts of this court case concerns the way Emmanuel-Thomas tricked his girlfriend into being a part of his criminal operation.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 6 June 2025
My then girlfriend even investigated moving but now?
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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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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