Sekirov Dictionary

girlfriend

UK /ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/US /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/

noun 4
verb 2
forms 3

noun4

•
a woman who is someone's partner in love, but not their wife
- Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
- I was playing the acoustic guitar and my girlfriend was playing the drums.
•
A female friend of a woman or girl.
- Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.
•
A term of address for a female friend or among gay men.
- [Hanque:] girlfriend - how'r we doing? [Doug:] hi hanque, i'd like a capuccino and some lobster bisque.. [Caption:] (friendliness with the waitstaff is a good sign) — 1994
•
(slang) A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner.
- [Tim:] james huh? my lover carlos's best girlfriend is named james. [James:] yes, i know. i AM your lover carlos's best girlfriend james. — 1994

verb2

•
(informal, rare) To be a girlfriend to (someone).
- I was girlfriended during the past two years by a woman who worked an average job, and while we never lived together the assumption among our friends was we'd get married one day. — 1996
•
(informal, rare) To have (someone) as a girlfriend.
- Back when I was single, I dated and girlfriended around quite a bit and found many responses to my VW buses. — 1996

forms

girlfriended · girlfriending · girlfriends

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome