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# girlfriend

noun (a girlfriend, girlfriends)

«girlfriend» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A girlfriend is a girl or woman that someone is in a romantic relationship with. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/girlfriend/#m1)
2. A girlfriend can also be a female friend, often said by women about their friends, especially in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/girlfriend/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life teenagers and adults talk about their girlfriend; in stories a character may «have a girlfriend». Among women, «my girlfriends» can just mean close female friends. Phrases: his girlfriend, her girlfriend, my girlfriend, ex-girlfriend.

### Examples

- My big brother is taking his girlfriend to the cinema. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/girlfriend/#x1)
- Uncle Jack brought his girlfriend to the barbecue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/girlfriend/#x2)
- Mum went out for dinner with her girlfriends. (US) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/girlfriend/#x3)
- They have been girlfriend and boyfriend for two years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/girlfriend/#x4)
- His ex-girlfriend moved to Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/girlfriend/#x5)
- Aunt Sarah and her girlfriend live by the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/girlfriend/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun, written as one word. The male pair is «boyfriend». «Ex-girlfriend» is a former one. A girl who is just a friend is usually called «a friend», not «my girlfriend», unless she is a woman talking about friends.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «girlfriend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/girlfriend/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«girlfriend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/girlfriend.html) on Mova free.