girlfriend
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girlfriend
- /ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/ UK
- /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/ US
noun girlfriends · girl friend · girl-friend · girlfran
- A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
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A female friend of a woman or girl.
Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.
Similar: chickfriend
- A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner. [Tim:] james huh? my lover carlos's best girlfriend is named james. [James:] yes, i know. i AM your lover carlos's best girlfriend james.
- A term of address for a female friend or among gay men. [Hanque:] girlfriend - how'r we doing? [Doug:] hi hanque, i'd like a capuccino and some lobster bisque.. [Caption:] (friendliness with the waitstaff is a good sign)
verb girlfriends · girlfriending · girlfriended · girl friend · girl-friend
- To be a girlfriend to (someone). I was girlfriended during the past two years by a woman who worked an average job, and while we never lived together the assumption among our friends was we'd get married one day.
- To have (someone) as a girlfriend. Back when I was single, I dated and girlfriended around quite a bit and found many responses to my VW buses.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lady friend, girl, boyfriend, mistress, woman, wife, punk, fiancee, lady, fiancée, bride, fiance, fiancé, lover, bride-to-be, sweetie
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noun a female partner in a romantic relationship
| Español | novia, polola, jerma, flaca, jeva, geba |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여자친구 yeojachin'gu, 여친 yeochin, 걸프렌드 geolpeurendeu, 애인 aein |
| 日本語 | 彼女 kanojo, 意中の女 ichū no onna, ガールフレンド gārufurendo, 付き合ってる人 tsukiatteru hito |
| 中文 | 女朋友 nǚpéngyǒu, 對象 /对象 duìxiàng |
| हिन्दी | प्रेमिका premikā, गर्लफ़्रेंड garlfreṇḍ |
| Kiswahili | mpenzi, chuma |
| Português | namorada |
| Français | petite amie, copine, petite copine, blonde, nana, meuf |
| Deutsch | Girlfriend |
| Italiano | ragazza, fidanzata, donna |
| Ελληνικά | κορίτσι korítsi, κοπέλα kopéla, φιλενάδα filenáda |
| Română | prietenă |
| Русский | подру́жка podrúžka, возлю́бленная vozljúblennaja, де́вушка dévuška, гёрлфре́нд gjorlfrɛ́nd, гёрлфренд gjórlfrɛnd, подру́га podrúga |
| Tiếng Việt | bạn gái, người yêu |
| العربية | صَدِيقَة ṣadīqa, صَاحِبَة ṣāḥiba, حَبِيبَة ḥabība |
| עברית | חֲבֵרָה khaverá, חברה לחיים khavera laekhayim, בת־זוג לחיים bat-zug lekhayim |
noun a female friend
| Español | amiga |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여사친 yeosachin |
| 日本語 | 女友達 onna tomodachi |
| 中文 | 女性朋友 nǚxìng péngyǒu, 朋友 péngyou |
| हिन्दी | सहेली sahelī, सखी sakhī, अली alī, महिला-मित्र mahilā-mitra |
| Kiswahili | shoga |
| Português | amiga |
| Deutsch | Freundin |
| Italiano | amica, amica del cuore |
| Română | amică |
| Русский | подру́га podrúga, прия́тельница prijátelʹnica |
| العربية | صَدِيقَة ṣadīqa |
| עברית | חֲבֵרָה khaverá, ידידה yedida |
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title = {girlfriend},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}