girlfriendnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡɜːl.frend/us/ˈɡɝːl.frend/A2 a woman or girl who a person is having a romantic or sexual relationship with:
I've never met his girlfriend.
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boyfriend noun
A2 the female friend of a woman:
Susan was going out to lunch with her girlfriends.
slang often humorous used, usually by a woman, when talking to a woman:
You'd better listen to me, girlfriend.
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- Bill arrived at the party with his new girlfriend on his arm.
- You've met Ben's new girlfriend, haven't you? What's she like?
- Ever since his girlfriend left him he has felt numb.
- He gets really jealous if his girlfriend strikes up a friendship with another man.
- His girlfriend's very young.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- a friend in need is a friend indeed idiom
- acquaintance
- acquainted
- amigo
- bedmate
- companion
- escort
- flatmate
- friendless
- gang
- girl
- housemate
- intimate 1
- neighbour
- peer
- pen pal
- penfriend
- playmate
- posse
- roommate
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