girlfriend

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡɝlfrɛnd/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡɜːlfrɛnd/

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• Hyphenation: girl‧friend

Noun

Singular girlfriend

Plural girlfriends

A sailor kissing his girlfriend.

1. (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.

2. (countable) A girlfriend can be any friend who is female.

Antonyms

• boyfriend

Related words

• girl
• friend