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
Etymology
Origin of girlfriend
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Example Sentences
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Two separate emails, which appear to be from Sulayem, revealed he had an Irish and Uzbek girlfriend.
From BBC
I went to Palm Springs with my girlfriends.
From Los Angeles Times
The awkward spectacle in which he apologized for betraying an unnamed girlfriend transfixed the nation—then the entire world.
One source of information has proved especially valuable over the years, says Brittain: “In our line of work, there’s nothing better than a mad girlfriend, ’cause they’ll turn you in right quick.”
From Barron's
"Treating her as cheating girlfriend is working," Stern seems to reply shortly afterwards.
From BBC
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