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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The victim, identified in the GoFundMe page as David S. Gutierrez, was beaten and stabbed in the heart while out with his girlfriend for Valentine’s Day, the page says.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Police have charged a man with multiple counts of murder for allegedly killing his 19-year-old girlfriend and his 2 1/2-year-old son during a double stabbing in an apartment in West Haven on Saturday night.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
The victim was identified as Joshua Jones, 23, of LaPlace, and the suspect is his girlfriend, 24-year-old Tamyrihu Hubbard of Marrero, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Finally, there's Rick (Walton Goggins) and his conspicuously young girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a somewhat trashy pair who look completely out of place among the posh and refined.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Police have charged a man with multiple counts of murder for allegedly killing his 19-year-old girlfriend and his 2 1/2-year-old son during a double stabbing in an apartment in West Haven on Saturday night.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
The victim was identified as Joshua Jones, 23, of LaPlace, and the suspect is his girlfriend, 24-year-old Tamyrihu Hubbard of Marrero, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Finally, there's Rick (Walton Goggins) and his conspicuously young girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a somewhat trashy pair who look completely out of place among the posh and refined.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 23 Feb. 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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