girlfriend

A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

• Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
• I was playing the acoustic guitar and my girlfriend was playing the drums.

A female friend of a woman or girl.dated

• Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.

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.

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)

To be a girlfriend to (someone).ambitransitiveinformalrare

• I was girlfriended during the past two years by a woman who worked an average job, and while we never lived together the assumption among our friends was we'd get married one day.
• Most Black women don't spend their time sitting around and complaining about bm/wf and "girlfriending" each other.

To have (someone) as a girlfriend.ambitransitiveinformalrare

• Back when I was single, I dated and girlfriended around quite a bit and found many responses to my VW buses.
• > first of all, where are you? i haven't seen a man in amb for a long time!!! […] err, working, girlfriending, generally running out of time.