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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Reams of magazine profiles spotlight everyday people choosing to share their lives with an AI boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
As my girlfriend at the time said, “Yes, she really went there.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Manchester City player Ruben Dias and former girlfriend Maya Jama also had their Cheshire home burgled in similar circumstances to Fernandes.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
It’s funny because when my girlfriend moved in with me, she had three cats, and I had three cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
This time my buddy Aldo was not lonely because he brought along his girlfriend, Maria, to meet the family.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
You can do things separately — whether he’s spending time with his kids or you’re going away with your girlfriends.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
As Loretta Savery’s longtime jeweler, Nelson Holdo remembered the little details: birthdays and anniversaries, where her sons went to college, their majors and if they had girlfriends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
But once she and her girlfriends were inside, they took their time shopping and asking for recommendations from the pharmacist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Those online connections have made Hoadley excited for a future where she finds a "little group of girlfriends".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
He was shy in high school, but then he started playing drums and freshman year of college joined a punk band, and boom, girlfriends.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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