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girlfriend

n. countable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈɡɝɫˌfɹɛnd// UK //ɡˈɜːlfɹɛnd// girl·friend Archaic General-service Informal

n. a woman or girl that someone has a romantic relationship with. You can also use it to describe a female friend.

n. a regular female companion with whom one has a romantic or sexual relationship. In some contexts, it refers to a woman's female friend.


SIMPLE

He is going to the cinema with his girlfriend tonight.

CONTEXTUAL

She introduced her new girlfriend to her parents during the holiday dinner last week.

Synonyms
Origin

Compound of girl + friend.

Usage

Commonly used with possessive adjectives like 'my', 'his', or 'their'.

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