girlfriend

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Singular girlfriend

Plural girlfriends

1. A girlfriend is a girl or young woman who is in a romantic relationship with another person.

   Jeremy had been having trouble with his girlfriend.

   Koo Stark, a former girlfriend of the Duke of York, was being kept in hospital last night.

2. A friend who is female.