girlfriend
Pronunciation
[change]Noun
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- (countable) 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.
- (countable) A girlfriend can be any friend who is female.