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GIRLFRIEND: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GIRLFRIEND?

Need another word that means the same as “girlfriend”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “girlfriend” in this overview.

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Girlfriend as a Noun
Definitions of "Girlfriend" as a noun
Synonyms of "Girlfriend" as a noun (5 Words)
Usage Examples of "Girlfriend" as a noun
Associations of "Girlfriend" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Girlfriend” are: girl, lady friend, partner, lover, woman

Girlfriend as a Noun

Definitions of "Girlfriend" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “girlfriend” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Any female friend.
A woman's female friend.
A person's regular female companion with whom they have a romantic or sexual relationship.
A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved.

Synonyms of "Girlfriend" as a noun (5 Words)

girl	A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved. A six year old girl.
lady friend	A woman of the peerage in Britain.
lover	A person who likes or enjoys a specified thing. He was a great lover* of cats.*
partner	A person s partner in marriage. A junior partner.
woman	A disrespectful form of address to a woman. He wondered whether Billy had his woman* with him.*

Usage Examples of "Girlfriend" as a noun

His girlfriend kicked him out.
Mary and her girlfriend organized the party.
He lives with his girlfriend.
She would rather go to the cinema with a girlfriend.

Associations of "Girlfriend" (30 Words)

beau	A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.
betroth	Give to in marriage. In no time I shall be betrothed to Isabel.
boyfriend	A man who is the lover of a man or woman. A boyfriend* cardigan.*
buff	A soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e g buffalo or oxen. The driver was a buff* blond named March.*
concubine	(in polygamous societies) a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.
couple	A pair who associate with one another. Resistors are used to couple* the oscillators.*
devotee	A strong believer in a particular religion or god. Devotees of Krishna.
ex	A man who was formerly a certain woman’s husband. All his exes live in Texas.
fan	A fan shaped alluvial or talus deposit at the foot of a slope. He fanned himself with his hat.
fiance	A man who is engaged to be married.
fiancee	A woman who is engaged to be married.
girl	A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved. The baby was a girl.
guy	Steady or support with a guy wire or cable. The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing.
husband	A married man; a woman’s partner in marriage. She and her husband* are both retired.*
idolater	A person who worships idols.
idolatry	Extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone. We must not allow our idolatry* of art to obscure issues of political significance.*
lass	A girl or young woman. He married a lass* from Yorkshire.*
lover	A person who likes or enjoys a specified thing. I think she had a secret lover.
maidenhood	The fact or condition of being a young, unmarried woman. Most brides wear white to symbolize maidenhood.
mistress	A woman loved and courted by a man. A Geography mistress.
moll	A gangster’s female companion. I d rush the money over to his moll.
outmoded	Old-fashioned. An outmoded* Victorian building.*
paramour	A woman’s lover.
pretty	Make pretty or attractive. A pretty* little girl with an engaging grin.*
troth	A mutual promise to marry. A token of troth.
votary	A priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult. He was a votary* of John Keats.*
wed	Perform a marriage ceremony. They wed* a week after meeting.*
widower	A man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried. Her new found passion has turned me into a tennis widower.
wife	The wife of a person with a specified occupation. A clergy wife.