Antonyms for girlfriend


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gurl-frend
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɜrlˌfrɛnd


Definition of girlfriend

Origin :
  • also girl-friend, by 1863 as "a woman's female friend in youth," from girl + friend (n.). As a man's sweetheart, by 1922. She-friend was used 17c. in the same set of senses, of the mistress of a men and of a woman who is a close friend of another.
  • noun female acquaintance or romantic companion
Example sentences :
  • What I found in the cave was the body of my first girlfriend.
  • Extract from : « Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town » by Cory Doctorow
  • You had sex with my girlfriend, in my house, while I was away, working.
  • Extract from : « Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom » by Cory Doctorow
  • One morning she had brought her daughter to the China department in order to select a wedding-present for a girlfriend.
  • Extract from : « Mrs. Thompson » by William Babington Maxwell
  • There was one, Cliff Boll, who could neither read nor write so he got several of us to write his letters to his girlfriend.
  • Extract from : « The Biography of a Rabbit » by Roy Benson
  • Last time, he took me to the school yard and showed me you and your girlfriend.
  • Extract from : « Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town » by Cory Doctorow

Synonyms for girlfriend

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