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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Liana Handler
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Bradley’s girlfriend said Buchanan, her relative, had stayed there for two months.
—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2026
Cooper attended the wedding with his girlfriend, Gigi Hadid, who is a longtime friend of Swift's.
—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 July 2026
Saturday Night Live star Marcello Hernández attended with his girlfriend Ana Amelia Batlle.
—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
4 July 2026
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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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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