girlfriend

girlfriend
girlfriend also girl-friend, by 1863 as "a woman's female friend in youth," from GIRL (Cf. girl) + FRIEND (Cf. friend). As a man's sweetheart, by 1922.

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  • girlfriend — girl friend n. 1. any female friend; as, Mary and her girlfriend organized the party. [WordNet sense 1] [WordNet 1.5] 2. a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; as, his girlfriend kicked him out. [WordNet sense 2] Syn:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • girlfriend — [n] female acquaintance or romantic companion companion, confidante, date, fiancée, flame*, friend, intimate, partner, soul mate, steady, sweetheart; concepts 415,423 …   New thesaurus

  • girlfriend — ► NOUN 1) a person s regular female companion in a romantic or sexual relationship. 2) chiefly N. Amer. a woman s female friend …   English terms dictionary

  • girlfriend — ☆ girlfriend [gʉrl′frend΄ ] n. Informal 1. a sweetheart of a boy or man 2. a girl who is someone s friend 3. a woman friend of a woman …   English World dictionary

  • girlfriend — girl|friend [ˈgə:lfrend US ˈgə:rl ] n 1.) a girl or woman that you are having a romantic relationship with →↑boyfriend ▪ He s never had a girlfriend . sb s girlfriend ▪ He lives in Chicago with his girlfriend. split up/break up with your… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • girlfriend — [[t]gɜ͟ː(r)lfrend[/t]] girlfriends 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Someone s girlfriend is a girl or woman with whom they are having a romantic or sexual relationship. He had been going out with his girlfriend for seven months... Has he got a girlfriend?… …   English dictionary

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