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Girlfriend
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- 1 A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
"Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her."
- 2 a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved wordnet
- 3 A female friend of a woman or girl. dated
"Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica."
- 4 any female friend wordnet
- 5 A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner.
"[Tim:] james huh? my lover carlos's best girlfriend is named james. [James:] yes, i know. i AM your lover carlos's best girlfriend james."
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- 6 A term of address for a female friend or among gay men.
"[Hanque:] girlfriend - how'r we doing? [Doug:] hi hanque, i'd like a capuccino and some lobster bisque.. [Caption:] (friendliness with the waitstaff is a good sign)"
- 1 To be a girlfriend to (someone). ambitransitive, informal, rare
"I was girlfriended during the past two years by a woman who worked an average job, and while we never lived together the assumption among our friends was we'd get married one day."
- 2 To have (someone) as a girlfriend. ambitransitive, informal, rare
"Back when I was single, I dated and girlfriended around quite a bit and found many responses to my VW buses."
Etymology
Compound of girl + friend.
Compound of girl + friend.
See also for "girlfriend"
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