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dreamgirl

UK/ˈdɹiːmɡɜːl//ˈdɹimˌɡɝl/

dreamgirl noun: one's ideal vision of a female companion.

Noun

dreamgirl (plural dreamgirls)

  1. (informal) One's ideal vision of a female companion.
    • The daughter of an Irish bricklayer became the American ideal: the dreamgirl of young, upward-bound males who yearned for the finer things of life1989, Joseph M. Curran, Hibernian Green on the Silver Screen

Forms of dreamgirl

pluraldreamgirls
alternative formdream girl

Origin of dreamgirl

From dream + girl.

Words formed from dreamgirl

Questions about dreamgirl

What does dreamgirl mean?
Dreamgirl means one's ideal vision of a female companion.
What part of speech is dreamgirl?
Dreamgirl is a noun.
How do you pronounce dreamgirl?
Dreamgirl is pronounced /ˈdɹiːmɡɜːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of dreamgirl?
The plural of dreamgirl is dreamgirls.

Words near dreamgirl in the dictionary

  1. dreamful
  2. dreamfully
  3. dreamfulness
  4. dreamfuls
  5. dreamgaze
  6. dreamgirl
  7. dreamgirls
  8. dreamhole
  9. dreamholes
  10. dreamhouse
  11. dreamhouses

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