Girlfriend Meaning
/ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
nounA female friend of a woman or girl.
Sentence Examples
He's moving in with his girlfriend.
You'll get into trouble if your girlfriend finds out the truth.
The main topic of conversation was Tom's new girlfriend.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He bought a bouquet of roses for his ____ on Valentine's Day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He decided to buy a beautiful bouquet of roses for his ____ to celebrate their second anniversary together.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gaurā Proto-West Germanic *-ilā Proto-West Germanic *gurilā Old English *gyrele? Middle English girle English girl Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English girlfriend From girl + friend.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A gentleman did not like his girl-friend to have to undergo so much unpleasant questioning."
— 1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, chapter XXXII, in Have His Carcase:
"Want to pick some flowers, doctor? When a man visits an old girlfriend she usually expects something like that."
— 1966, “The Man Trap”, in Star Trek: The Original Series, season 1, episode 1 (television production), spoken by Capt. James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Paramount Pictures:
"Former Playboy Bunnies Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson, whose lives as Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends were featured in “The Girls Next Door” reality show, are feuding after Madison shared the claims of their less-than-glamorous life in the Playboy Mansion."
— 2015 June 24, Katia Hetter, “Former Playboy girlfriends Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson feud”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2016:
"Referring to someone as your boyfriend or girlfriend suggests several things about your relationship, said Leah Carey, a sex and relationship coach and podcast host of “Good Girls Talk About Sex.”"
— 2024 October 24, Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, “More straight couples are calling each other partner. Here’s why”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2025:
"She's a very special girl (The kind of girl you want to know) / From her head down to her toenails (Down to her feet, yeah) / And she'll wait for me at backstage with her girlfriends / In a limousine (Long and black and shining bright)"
— 1981 August 26, Rick James, Alonzo Miller, “Super Freak”, in Street Songs, performed by Rick James, track 5:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He bought a bouquet of roses for his ____ on Valentine's Day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He decided to buy a beautiful bouquet of roses for his ____ to celebrate their second anniversary together.