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Girlfriend

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girl·friend

   [gurl-frend]
noun
1.
a frequent or favorite female companion; sweetheart.
2.
a female friend.
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Origin:
1855–60; girl + 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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girlfriend
also girl-friend, 1892, from girl + friend.
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girlfriend definition


  1. n.
    one's female friend. (This sense in addition to the Standard English meaning that includes steady date, female lover, etc. A term of address primarily between females.) : Look, girlfriend, you can't let him treat you like that!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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