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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It sounds, from what you say in your letter, like your husband wants a girlfriend, not a wife.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Calvin Kern, 23, has been saving in the Lifetime ISA for two years and hopes to buy a two-bedroom property with his girlfriend before he turns 30.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The other person said, “I realized my girlfriend stopped asking me questions.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Sitting in the front row was his girlfriend Paula Hurd, one of his sisters and Larry Cohen, the longtime CEO of Gates Ventures and his right-hand man.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Instead, her girlfriend kept a cold hand on Molly’s arm, not uttering a single word as girls kept introducing themselves to Molly, trying to make themselves heard over the blaring music.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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