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girl⋅friend

[gurl-frend]
–noun
1. a frequent or favorite female companion; sweetheart.
2. a female friend.
Also, girl friend.


Origin:
1855–60; girl + friend
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girl·friend   (gûrl'frěnd')   
n.  
  1. A favored female companion or sweetheart.

  2. A female friend.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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girlfriend

  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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