girlfriend
/ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.68 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
noun
A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner.
noun
A term of address for a female friend or among gay men.
Example Sentences
- "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 gentleman did not like his girl-friend to have to undergo so much unpleasant questioning."
- "Want to pick some flowers, doctor? When a man visits an old girlfriend she usually expects something like that."
- "Former Playboy Bunnies Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson, whose lives as Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends were featured in “The Girls Next Door” reality show, are feuding after Madison shared the claims of their less-than-glamorous life in the Playboy Mansion."
- "Referring to someone as your boyfriend or girlfriend suggests several things about your relationship, said Leah Carey, a sex and relationship coach and podcast host of “Good Girls Talk About Sex.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gaurā Proto-West Germanic *-ilā Proto-West Germanic *gurilā Old English *gyrele? Middle English girle English girl Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English girlfriend From girl + friend.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/
- British English: /ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/