girlfriend

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Informal

n. a woman's female friend.

n. a female friend of another female; often used in plural to refer to a social group.

Español:amiga

“She is going out for coffee with her girlfriends this afternoon.”

“She maintained a close-knit circle of girlfriends from her university days, meeting them annually for a weekend retreat.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Informal · Slang

n. a friendly way to address a woman or a gay man.

n. a familiar term of address used among women or within the gay community to signal rapport.

Español:amiga

“Listen, girlfriend, you need to stop worrying about what he thinks.”

“The speaker used the term 'girlfriend' as a playful, supportive interjection during their conversation about career goals.”