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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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
It’s been a difficult season for Carver, who came back from visiting family in Texas with a former girlfriend.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 13 Apr. 2025
But who is Bella Ramsey’s girlfriend, Maisy Stella?
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2025
In the British civil suit, the two women who did not work for Andrew Tate's webcam business were former girlfriends.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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