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# lady friend

phrase (noun phrase: a lady friend, lady friends)

«lady friend» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, old-fashioned) a man's girlfriend or female partner.
2. (literal) a female friend.

### In the lessons

Used by older people or humorously to talk about an older man's girlfriend politely and a bit vaguely. Register: old-fashioned, polite, sometimes jokey; all regions.

### Examples

- Grandpa is taking his lady friend to the dance.
- The neighbour has a new lady friend who visits on Sundays.
- Gossip: Is that his lady friend or his sister?
- Chat: my uncle brought his «lady friend» to dinner lol
- The old captain wrote letters to his lady friend in Dublin.
- She's just a lady friend from work.

### Note

It sounds old-fashioned or funny today. It can mean just a friend, so context matters. Plain word: girlfriend.