noun
Meaning 1
A former girlfriend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- His ex-girlfriend is a crazy bitch!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ex-girlfriend
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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History
Etymology
From ex- + girlfriend.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 前度 (cin4 dou6) — a former girlfriend
- Chinese Cantonese: 前度女友 (cin4 dou6 neoi5 jau5) — a former girlfriend
- Chinese Cantonese: 前度女朋友 (cin4 dou6 neoi5 pang4 jau5) — a former girlfriend
- Chinese Mandarin: 前女友 (qián nǚyǒu) — a former girlfriend
- Czech: expřítelkyně — a former girlfriend
- Finnish: entinen tyttöystävä — a former girlfriend
- Finnish: entinen naisystävä — a former girlfriend
- German: Ex-Freundin — a former girlfriend
- Japanese: 元カノ (moto-kano) — a former girlfriend
- Korean: 전 여자친구 (jeon yeojachin'gu) — a former girlfriend
- Korean: 전여친 (jeonyeochin) — a former girlfriend
- Polish: była dziewczyna — a former girlfriend
- Portuguese: ex-namorada — a former girlfriend
- Romanian: fostă iubită — a former girlfriend
- Romanian: fostă — a former girlfriend
- Russian: бы́вшая подру́га (bývšaja podrúga) — a former girlfriend
- Spanish: exnovia — a former girlfriend
- Spanish: expareja — a former girlfriend
- Spanish: antigua novia — a former girlfriend
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