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Meanings of girlfriend in English

Portuguese
mulher
Catalan
xicota
Spanish
pareja

A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved.

        mulher

        A person with whom one has a love affair.

              Female person with whom someone has a relationship.

                    Usage of girlfriend in English
                    1
                    Eric's arrival in Mexico has come about through his girlfriend's research work.
                    The Irish Times
                    2
                    A Valentine's Day present from a girlfriend a good many years before.
                    Pinball, 1973
                    3
                    Older brother has brought his new girlfriend home for the first time.
                    The Irish Times
                    4
                    Six years ago, I moved up to Dublin with my then-girlfriend, now-wife.
                    The Irish Times
                    5
                    Beth was his maybe-girlfriend; the same age, and always trading raucous insults.
                    The Neutronium Alchemist
                    6
                    He's been crashing at his girlfriend's house for the past two months.
                    The missing
                    7
                    Brandon was not in the house when he heard his girlfriend's warning.
                    Wicca Spellcraft For Men
                    8
                    He said he usually stayed at his girlfriend's apartment, especially on weekends.
                    Big girl: a novel
                    9
                    He thought about Tómas, whose girlfriend had gone missing in East Germany.
                    The draining lake
                    10
                    I'd already decided to leave my family behind and leave my girlfriend.
                    Year's best sf 15
                    11
                    Pretty soon I had me a girlfriend. Whose name he couldn't remember.
                    Crooked letter, crooked letter
                    12
                    Cuba last year extradited a U.S. citizen accused of murdering his girlfriend.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    Five months ago, his girlfriend Georgia Moffett gave birth to their daughter.
                    The Guardian
                    14
                    Irish international rugby player Keith Wood will today marry his English girlfriend.
                    The Irish Times
                    15
                    The former child actor's girlfriend was charged with disorderly conduct, police said.
                    Reuters
                    16
                    Acquaintances of Pistorius, including a former girlfriend, spoke out on social media.
                    The Guardian
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                    Girlfriend through the time
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