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girlfriend
noun
a
woman
or
girl
with
whom
someone
is
having
a
romantic
relationship
or
is
dating
•
Tom
introduced
Emily
as
his
new
girlfriend
at
the
party
.
Tom
introduced
Emily
as
his
new
girlfriend
at
the
party
.
•
I
’
m
taking
my
girlfriend
to
a
fancy
restaurant
for
her
birthday
.
I
’
m
taking
my
girlfriend
to
a
fancy
restaurant
for
her
birthday
.
Formed
by
combining
girl
+
friend
in
the
late
19th
century
to
specify
a
female
romantic
partner
.
noun
a
female
friend
,
especially
one
woman
’
s
close
female
companion
•
On
Saturday
,
Carla
had
lunch
with
her
best
girlfriend
from
college
.
On
Saturday
,
Carla
had
lunch
with
her
best
girlfriend
from
college
.
•
Whenever
I
need
advice
,
I
call
a
girlfriend
to
talk
things
through
.
Whenever
I
need
advice
,
I
call
a
girlfriend
to
talk
things
through
.
Extension
of
the
romantic
sense
;
in
North
American
English
from
the
mid-20th
century
,
women
began
using
girlfriend
to
mean
a
close
female
friend
.
