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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Next month, Prince Heinrich XIII, his Russian girlfriend and the group’s founders will begin their trial, in Frankfurt.
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Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, McCaffery continued to show his support for his superstar girlfriend.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
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Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, McCaffery continued to show his support for his superstar girlfriend.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Girlfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlfriend. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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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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