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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"He was with his girlfriend; they were supposed to go in. And in the end, they didn't make it there," he said.
From Barron's
"Alison is my girlfriend and I love her. I support United and she supports Liverpool but we don't argue about it," he said.
From BBC
When Liverpool's oldest surviving cinema reopened for Christmas, Jacob Molloy decided it was "a good little opportunity" to propose to his girlfriend of 10 years.
From BBC
Afterward, he said, a man took the inmates to Minor’s girlfriend’s house, where she ordered them a Lyft to Florida.
Patel defended his use of the plane, which he used to have “date nights” with his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins.
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