girlfriend

Or girl friend

[gurl-frend]

noun

1. a frequent or favorite female companion; sweetheart.

2. a female friend.

girlfriend

/ ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd /

noun

1. a female friend with whom a man or boy is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart

2. any female friend

Word History and Origins

Origin of girlfriend¹

First recorded in 1855–60; girl + friend

Example Sentences

The case centres on a neo-Nazi state informant known as Agent X who used his MI5 role to coerce his girlfriend, whom he attacked with a machete.

From BBC

One of the few energized crowd moments came with two minutes to play, when cameras captured some guy proposing to his girlfriend.

From Los Angeles Times

And then my wife now, girlfriend at the time, she had a little bit of the same as my mum and my dad.

From BBC

The timeline inconsistency that evening reflected nothing other than a possible error in estimating the time while under the stress of trying to locate Mr Bane's missing girlfriend, he added.

From BBC

Meanwhile, his live-in girlfriend at the time had to pay all their bills.

From Salon

Related Words

• companion 
• friend 
• partner 
• sweetheart