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
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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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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
Then a girlfriend painted her living room a similar shade.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
My parents, my brother, and his girlfriend were on standby to book flights out from California.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
In early 2023, Kyrgios pleaded guilty to assaulting his then girlfriend Chiara Passari in 2021, but was not convicted.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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