GIRLFRIEND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does girlfriend mean? 

• GIRLFRIEND (noun)
  The noun GIRLFRIEND has 2 senses:

1. any female friend

2. a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

  Familiarity information: GIRLFRIEND used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GIRLFRIEND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any female friend

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

Mary and her girlfriend organized the party

Hypernyms ("girlfriend" is a kind of...):

friend (a person you know well and regard with affection and trust)

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

girl; girlfriend; lady friend

Context example:

his girlfriend kicked him out

Hypernyms ("girlfriend" is a kind of...):

lover (a person who loves someone or is loved by someone)

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

 Context examples 

I remember when my daughter Chrissie was looking for her first apartment with aspects somewhat similar to what you have now, but she was ready to settle for a too small apartment she would share with two girlfriends as roommates.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)