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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From girl + friend.
[edit] Pronunciation
girlfriend (plural girlfriends)
- A female partner in a romantic relationship.
- Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
- A female friend.
- Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.
[edit] Usage notes
- The term is used to describe any girl or woman in a romantic relationship with another person.
- An older woman in such a non-marital relationship is sometimes described instead as a significant other or partner, especially if the two partners are living together. At times, since girlfriend and partner mean different things to different people, the distinctions between the terms are subjective, and which term is used in a relationship will ultimately be determined by personal preference.
[edit] Alternative spellings
[edit] See also
female partner in a romantic relationship
a female friend
[edit] Translations
a female partner in a romantic relationship.
- Afrikaans: meisie
- Arabic: صديقة (ṣadīqa) f., صاحبة (ṣāḥiba) f.
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 女朋友 (neoi5 pang4 jau5)
- Mandarin: 女朋友 cmn(cmn) (nǚpéngyoǔ), (boyfriend or girlfriend) 對向 cmn(cmn), 对向 cmn(cmn) (duìxiàng)
- Croatian: cura hr(hr) f., djevojka hr(hr) f.
- Danish: kæreste
- Dutch: vriendin nl(nl)
- Esperanto: koramikino eo(eo)
- Finnish: tyttöystävä fi(fi), naisystävä fi(fi), tyttökaveri fi(fi)
- French: blonde fr(fr) f. (Quebec), copine fr(fr) f., petite amie fr(fr) f.
- German: Freundin de(de) f.
- Hebrew: חברה he(he) (khavera) f., formal חברה לחיים he(he) (khavera laekhayim), formal בת-זוג לחיים he(he) (bat-zug lekhayim)
- Hungarian: barátnő hu(hu)
- Icelandic: kærasta is(is) f.
- Indonesian: Indonesian: please add this translation if you can
- Italian: ragazza it(it) f., fidanzata it(it) f., donna it(it) f.
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- Japanese: 彼女 ja(ja) (かのじょ, kanojo), 意中の女 ja(ja) (いちゅうのおんな, ichū-no onna), ガールフレンド ja(ja) (gārufurendo)
- Korean: 여자친구 (yeojachingu)
- Lao: ຜູ້ສາວ lo(lo) (phuu-saao)
- Latin: amātrix la(la), amīca la(la), amīcula la(la)
- Marathi: मैत्रीण
- Persian: دوست دختر (dust dokhtar)
- Polish: dziewczyna pl(pl), sympatia pl(pl) f.
- Portuguese: namorada pt(pt) f.
- Romanian: prietenă ro(ro) f.
- Russian: подруга ru(ru) (podrúga) f., возлюбленная ru(ru) (vozljúblennaja) f., девушка ru(ru) (dévuška) f., гёрлфренд ru(ru) (gjorlfrénd) f. (indeclinable)
- Sicilian: zita f., picciotta f., fimmina f.
- Slovene: punca sl(sl)
- Spanish: novia es(es) f.
- Swedish: flickvän sv(sv) c., tjej sv(sv) c. (colloquial)
- Telugu: ప్రియురాలు te(te) (priyuraalu)
- Thai: แฟนสาว th(th) (fan-saaw)
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