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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The impact threw his girlfriend, Serenity Rizkalla, and a friend, Michael Estrella, from the car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
A brief mention of a pizza-spinning girlfriend is tossed off immediately after, replaced by vivid stories about his first summer working at the real-life Flagship, given the pseudonym The Dreadnaught.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
He has to politely tell them he has a serious girlfriend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"He walked into the hotel and told the receptionist that his girlfriend was upstairs having a seizure. He asked what room I was in and what floor I was staying on," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Yes, sir. I think somebody on the boat is lonely. He and his girlfriend back home are probably totally into secret codes and junk.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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
The phenomenon of artificial intelligence boyfriends and girlfriends is growing worldwide, along with the prevalence of human-like avatars that sell products or stand in for loved ones who have died.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
When I began to confide in married girlfriends about our problems, they unfailingly shared their own marital struggles, things they’d never mentioned when I was single.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Further down the hill in the centre of Baden-Baden, the arrival of their wives and girlfriends caused even more of a stir.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
I wish they'd do a better job of hiding their desire for me to have tons of friends and girlfriends.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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