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girl·friend

 (gûrl′frĕnd′)
n.
1. A female companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.
2. A female friend.
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girlfriend

(ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd)
n
1. a female friend with whom a man or boy is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart
2. any female friend
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girl•friend

(ˈgɜrlˌfrɛnd)

n.
1. a frequent or favorite female companion; sweetheart.
2. a female friend.
3. a female lover.
[1855–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.girlfriend - any female friendgirlfriend - any female friend; "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party"
friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
2.girlfriend - a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involvedgirlfriend - a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out"
lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
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girlfriend

noun sweetheart, love, girl, lover, beloved, valentine, truelove, steady (informal), GF (S.M.S.) Has he got a girlfriend?
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
přítelkyně
kæresteveninde
koramikino
tyttöystävänaisystävätyttökaveri
בת-זוג לחייםחברהחברה לחיים
djevojka
barátnő
kærastavinkona
ガールフレンド彼女意中の女
여자친구
amicăprietenă
izvoljenkapunca
flickväntjejtjejkompisväninna
เพื่อนผู้หญิงเพื่อนสาวแฟนสาว
bạn gái

girlfriend

[ˈgɜːlfrend] N [of girl] → amiga f; [of boy] → novia f, compañera f, polola f (Chile)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

girlfriend

[ˈgɜːrlfrɛnd] n
[boy] → copine m, petite amie f
Damon's girlfriend is called Justine → La copine de Damon s'appelle Justine.
a new girlfriend → une nouvelle copine, une nouvelle petite amie
[girl] → amie f, copine f
She often went out with her girlfriends → Elle sortait souvent avec ses amies.girl guide (British) girl scout (US) néclaireuse f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

girlfriend

[ˈgɜːlˌfrɛnd] n (of boy) → ragazza; (of girl) → amica
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

girlfriend

صَدِيقَة přítelkyně kæreste Freundin φιλενάδα amiga, novia tyttöystävä copine djevojka fidanzata ガールフレンド 여자친구 vriendin kjæreste przyjaciółka namorada возлюбленная flickvän เพื่อนผู้หญิง kız arkadaş bạn gái 女朋友
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

girlfriend

n amiga, (romantic) novia
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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