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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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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The girlfriend was then confused by the interaction, which prompted the man to tell her about his daughter’s near-drowning experience.
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In June 1957, her mother, Lucy Persons, went camping in the park with a few college girlfriends.
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
After the game, Haliburton's girlfriend, Jade Jones, joined her boyfriend to take her own shot at the Knicks.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
The girlfriend was then confused by the interaction, which prompted the man to tell her about his daughter’s near-drowning experience.
—Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 24 May 2025
In June 1957, her mother, Lucy Persons, went camping in the park with a few college girlfriends.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for girlfriend
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 3 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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