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girlfriend

['ge:(r)l frend] = /ˈgɜːʳlfrend/
  1. If you are a boy or a man, your girlfriend is a girl who you meet very often, and spend time with her. Usually, you have only one girlfriend. You and your girlfriend may be in love with each other. If you like each other, she may become your wife.
    My son has a very beautiful girlfriend.
    My neighbor’s son will never have a girlfriend because he is even less intelligent than his father.
    Dexter is so intelligent that every girl would like to be his girlfriend. But he doesn’t like girls.