girlfriend A1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/ UK /ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/ See IPA manual Freq #954 Meanings 1 noun A girl or woman that someone is romantically involved with. He took his girlfriend out for dinner on her birthday. 2 noun A female friend of a woman or girl. She went shopping with her girlfriends on Saturday. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a girl or woman that... girl Word family Forms girlfriends Derived forms cybergirlfriendex-girlfriendfriendgirlgirlfrangirlfriendablegirlfriendhoodgirlfriendishgirlfriendlessgirlfriendlygirlfriendynongirlfriend Common collocations have a girlfriend Verb + noun ex-girlfriend Adjective + noun new girlfriend Adjective + noun find a girlfriend Verb + noun dump a girlfriend Verb + noun Etymology AI details Compound of girl + friend. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # girlfriend **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/ **Frequency rank:** 954 ## Meanings 1. A girl or woman that someone is romantically involved with. 2. A female friend of a woman or girl. ## Examples - He took his girlfriend out for dinner on her birthday. - She went shopping with her girlfriends on Saturday. ## Derived Forms - cybergirlfriend - ex-girlfriend - friendgirl - girlfran - girlfriendable - girlfriendhood - girlfriendish - girlfriendless - girlfriendly - girlfriendy - nongirlfriend ## Etymology Compound of girl + friend. ## AI Etymology Girlfriend is a compound of girl + friend. In current use, the main senses are “A girl or woman that someone is romantically involved with” and “A female friend of a woman or girl”. ## Topics - People & Society markdown