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girlfriends

girlfriends is the plural of girlfriend.

girlfriends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of girlfriend.

Meaning of girlfriend

Noun

girlfriend (plural girlfriends)

  1. A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
    • Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
  2. (dated) A female friend of a woman or girl.
    • Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.
    Synonyms:
    chickfriend
  3. A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner.
    • [Tim:] james huh? my lover carlos's best girlfriend is named james.
    • [James:] yes, i know. i AM your lover carlos's best girlfriend james.1994, Eric Orner, The Seven Deadly Sins of Love (reprinted in The Completely Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2015), p. 53)
  4. A term of address for a female friend or among gay men.
    • [Hanque:] girlfriend - how'r we doing?
      [Doug:] hi hanque, i'd like a capuccino and some lobster bisque..
      [Caption:] (friendliness with the waitstaff is a good sign)1994, Eric Orner, The Seven Deadly Sins of Love (reprinted in The Completely Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2015), p. 32)

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Phrases with girlfriends

Questions about girlfriends

What is girlfriends the plural of?
Girlfriends is the plural of girlfriend.

Words near girlfriends in the dictionary

  1. girlfriendless
  2. girlfriendlessness
  3. girlfriendly
  4. girlfriendo
  5. girlfriendos
  6. girlfriends
  7. girlfriendy
  8. girlfs
  9. girlfully
  10. girlglock
  11. girlhood

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