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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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
Ashlyn Harris and her girlfriend Sophia Bush are spending some quality time with the soccer star's two young kids.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Read Next Florida Spurned girlfriend trashes ex’s car, Florida cops say.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Perry was Brenda's love interest, Dylan McKay, and Garth was Brenda's best friend (and Dylan's sometimes girlfriend), Kelly Taylor.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Mar. 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 2 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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