girlfriend

CEFRA1

/ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person's female romantic partner.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner.

Examples

  • The main topic of conversation was Tom's new girlfriend.

  • You'll get into trouble if your girlfriend finds out the truth.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A female friend of a woman or girl.

  2. A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

  3. A term of address for a female friend or among gay men.

More examples

In context

  • He's moving in with his girlfriend.

  • I was playing the acoustic guitar and my girlfriend was playing the drums.

  • Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.

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Origin

noun

From girl + friend.