girlfriend
Americannoun
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a female friend with whom a man or boy is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart
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any female friend
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Josimar Medina, a 31-year-old Peruvian who was holidaying in Spain with his girlfriend, said he was sleeping on the Renfe train when "I woke up and I was in the air."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Garrick Stafford swapped dinner updates and made plans for the future with his glamorous online girlfriend, Sarah—all while draining his savings, running up credit-card debt and moving tens of thousands of dollars into crypto wallets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Reams of magazine profiles spotlight everyday people choosing to share their lives with an AI boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
It’s funny because when my girlfriend moved in with me, she had three cats, and I had three cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Anyway,” Jenna said, standing up, “there’s nothing to tell. It’s not like we’re boyfriend and girlfriend or anything. I don’t even know if he likes me that way.”
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
You can do things separately — whether he’s spending time with his kids or you’re going away with your girlfriends.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
But once she and her girlfriends were inside, they took their time shopping and asking for recommendations from the pharmacist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Those online connections have made Hoadley excited for a future where she finds a "little group of girlfriends".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
However, his campaign was dogged by scandal, most notably including the revelation that he had a Totenkopf tattoo and allegations of “unsettling” behavior from past girlfriends.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
But I turned my American girlfriends onto ABBA, and they became totally obsessed.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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