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girlfriend

or girl friend

[ gurl-frend ]
/ ˈgɜrlˌfrɛnd /
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noun

a frequent or favorite female companion; sweetheart.
a female friend.

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RELATED WORDS

partner, sweetheart, friend, companion, date, flame, confidante, steady, intimate

Nearby words

girl of the golden west, the, girl scout, girl scouts, girl scouts of the united states of america, girl-o, girlfriend, girlfriend experience, girlhood, girlie, girlish, girlishly

Origin of girlfriend

First recorded in 1855–60; girl + friend
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British Dictionary definitions for girlfriend

girlfriend

/ (ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd) /

noun

a female friend with whom a man or boy is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart
any female friend
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for girlfriend

girlfriend

n.

also girl-friend, by 1863 as "a woman's female friend in youth," from girl + friend (n.). As a man's sweetheart, by 1922. She-friend was used 17c. in the same set of senses, of the mistress of a men and of a woman who is a close friend of another.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper