girlfriend

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/
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• General-American: /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/
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• CMU ARPABET: G ER1 L F R EH2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gaurā Proto-West Germanic *-ilā Proto-West Germanic *gurilā Old English *gyrele? Middle English girle English girl Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English girlfriend From girl + friend.

262 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: meisie — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Afrikaans: nooi — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Albanian: shoqe — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Albanian: dashnore — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Arabic: صَدِيقَة (ṣadīqa) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Arabic: صَاحِبَة (ṣāḥiba) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Arabic: حَبِيبَة (ḥabība) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Armenian: ընկերուհի (ənkeruhi) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Basque: neska-lagun — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Belarusian: каха́нка (kaxánka) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Belarusian: дзяўчы́на (dzjawčýna) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Belarusian: сябро́ўка (sjabrówka) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Belarusian: пры́яцелька (prýjacjelʹka) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Belarusian: падру́га (padrúha) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Bengali: বান্ধবী (bandhobi) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Bulgarian: га́дже (gádže) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Bulgarian: прия́телка (prijátelka) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Burmese: ရည်းစား (rany:ca:) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Catalan: nòvia — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Catalan: xicota — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Chechen: тӏехьийза йоӏ (tʼeḥriı̇za joˀ) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Chinese Cantonese: 女朋友 (neoi5 pang4 jau5) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Chinese Cantonese: 條女 /条女 (tiu4 neoi5) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Hakka Chinese: 女朋友 (ńg-phèn-yû) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Chinese: 女朋友 (zh-min-nan) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Chinese Mandarin: 女朋友 (nǚpéngyǒu) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Chinese Mandarin: 對象 /对象 (duìxiàng) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Czech: přítelkyně — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Czech: holka — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Danish: kæreste — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Dutch: vriendin — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Dutch: meisje — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Elfdalian: fjälla — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Esperanto: koramikino — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Estonian: tüdruk — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Estonian: tüdruksõber — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Faroese: unnusta — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Faroese: dama — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Finnish: tyttöystävä — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Finnish: naisystävä — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Finnish: tyttökaveri — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• French: petite amie — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• French: copine — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• French: petite copine — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• French: blonde — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• French: nana — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• French: meuf — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• French: femme — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• French: chérie — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• French: compagne — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• French: partenaire — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• West-Frisian: freondinne — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• West-Frisian: faam — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• West-Frisian: famke — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Galician: noiva — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Galician: moza — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: შეყვარებული (šeq̇varebuli) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: შეყვარებული გოგონა (šeq̇varebuli gogona) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: შეყვარებული გოგო (šeq̇varebuli gogo) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: მეგობარი გოგონა (megobari gogona) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: მეგობარი გოგო (megobari gogo) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: მეგობარი ქალი (megobari kali) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: გერლფრენდი (gerlprendi) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• German: Girlfriend — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Greek: κορίτσι (korítsi) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Greek: κοπέλα (kopéla) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Greek: φιλενάδα (filenáda) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Greenlandic: arnaat — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Hebrew: חֲבֵרָה (khaverá) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Hebrew: חברה לחיים (khavera laekhayim) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Hebrew: בת־זוג לחיים (bat-zug lekhayim) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Hindi: प्रेमिका (premikā) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Hindi: गर्लफ़्रेंड (garlfreṇḍ) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Hungarian: barátnő — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Hungarian: csaj — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Icelandic: kærasta — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Ido: amoratino — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Indonesian: pacar — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Interlingua: amica — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Irish: cailín — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Irish: girseach — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Italian: ragazza — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Italian: fidanzata — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Italian: donna — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Japanese: 彼女 (kanojo) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Japanese: 意中の女 (ichū no onna) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Japanese: ガールフレンド (gārufurendo) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Japanese: 付き合ってる人 (tsukiatteru hito) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Kapampangan: tau — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Kapampangan: ibug — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Khmer: មិត្តស្រី (mɨt srəy) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Korean: 여자친구 (yeojachin'gu) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Korean: 여친 (yeochin) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Korean: 걸프렌드 (geolpeurendeu) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Korean: 애인 (aein) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Lao: ຜູ້ສາວ (phū sāo) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Latin: amātrix — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Latin: amīca — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Latin: amīcula — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Latin: amāns — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Latin: puella — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Latvian: draudzene — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Lithuanian: draũgė — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Lithuanian: mylimóji — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Lithuanian: numylė́tinė — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Lithuanian: pártnerė — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Lithuanian: merginà — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Luxembourgish: Frëndin — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Macedonian: девојка (devojka) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Macedonian: пријателка (prijatelka) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Malay: teman perempuan — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Marathi: मैत्रीण (maitrīṇ) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Mongolian: найз охин (najz oxin) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Norwegian Bokmål: kjæreste — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kjærast — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kjæraste — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Old Tupi: kunhã'yba — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Pannonian Rusyn: дзивка (dzivka) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Iranian Persian: دوسْتدُخْتَر (dust-doxtar) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Polish: dziewczyna — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Polish: sympatia — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Polish: przyjaciółka — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Portuguese: namorada — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Quechua: salla — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Romanian: prietenă — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Romansh: marusa — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: подру́жка (podrúžka) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: возлю́бленная (vozljúblennaja) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: де́вушка (dévuška) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: гёрлфре́нд (gjorlfrɛ́nd) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: гёрлфренд (gjórlfrɛnd) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: подру́га (podrúga) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: прия́тельница (prijátelʹnica) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: избранница (izbrán'itsa) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Northern Sami: moarsi — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: цу̏ра — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: дѐво̄јка — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: дјѐво̄јка — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: ђѐво̄јка — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: пријатѐљица — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: cȕra — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: dèvōjka — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: djèvōjka — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: đèvōjka — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: prijatèljica — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Sicilian: zita — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Sicilian: picciotta — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Sicilian: fimmina — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Slovak: priateľka — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Slovene: dekle — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Slovene: punca — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Slovene: prijateljica — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: novia — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: polola — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: jerma — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: flaca — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: jeva — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: geba — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: pai — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Swahili: mpenzi — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Swahili: chuma — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Swedish: flickvän — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Swedish: tjej — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Swedish: kärasta — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Tagalog: kasintahang babae — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Tagalog: nobya — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Tajik: дӯстдухтар (düstduxtar) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Tajik: маҳбуба (mahbuba) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Tajik: маъшуқа (ma'šuqa) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Telugu: ప్రియురాలు (priyurālu) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Thai: แฟนสาว (fɛɛn-sǎao) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Thai: แฟน (fɛɛn) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Tibetan: དགའ་རོགས (dga' rogs) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Tok Pisin: gelpren — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Turkish: kız arkadaş — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Ukrainian: коха́на (koxána) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Ukrainian: ді́вчина (dívčyna) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Ukrainian: подру́га (podrúha) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Ukrainian: при́ятелька (prýjatelʹka) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Urdu: گَرْل فِرینْڈ (garl firenḍ) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Urdu: گَرْل فَرینْڈ (garl farenḍ) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Urdu: عاشِقَہ ('āśiqa) — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Vietnamese: bạn gái — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Vietnamese: người yêu — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Walloon: mayon — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Walloon: crapåde — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Welsh: cariad — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Welsh: cariadferch — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• West Frisian: freondinne — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Woiwurrung: lerup — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Wolof: coro — a female partner in a romantic relationship
• Arabic: صَدِيقَة (ṣadīqa) — a female friend
• Armenian: ընկերուհի (ənkeruhi) — a female friend
• Belarusian: сябро́ўка (sjabrówka) — a female friend
• Belarusian: пры́яцелька (prýjacjelʹka) — a female friend
• Belarusian: падру́га (padrúha) — a female friend
• Bulgarian: прия́телка (prijátelka) — a female friend
• Catalan: amiga — a female friend
• Chinese Mandarin: 女性朋友 (nǚxìng péngyǒu) — a female friend
• Chinese Mandarin: 朋友 (péngyou) — a female friend
• Czech: přítelkyně — a female friend
• Danish: veninde — a female friend
• Dutch: vriendin — a female friend
• Esperanto: amikino — a female friend
• Faliscan: socia — a female friend
• Finnish: ystävätär — a female friend
• Finnish: tyttökaveri — a female friend
• West-Frisian: freondinne — a female friend
• Galician: amiga — a female friend
• German: Freundin — a female friend
• Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌹 (frijōndi) — a female friend
• Hebrew: חֲבֵרָה (khaverá) — a female friend
• Hebrew: ידידה (yedida) — a female friend
• Hindi: सहेली (sahelī) — a female friend
• Hindi: सखी (sakhī) — a female friend
• Hindi: अली (alī) — a female friend
• Hindi: महिला-मित्र (mahilā-mitra) — a female friend
• Hungarian: barátnő — a female friend
• Icelandic: vinkona — a female friend
• Ido: amikino — a female friend
• Indonesian: teman perempuan — a female friend
• Interlingua: amica — a female friend
• Italian: amica — a female friend
• Italian: amica del cuore — a female friend
• Japanese: 女友達 (onna tomodachi) — a female friend
• Kapampangan: babaying kaluguran — a female friend
• Korean: 여사친 (yeosachin) — a female friend
• Latin: amīca — a female friend
• Latvian: draudzene — a female friend
• Lithuanian: draũgė — a female friend
• Luxembourgish: Frëndin — a female friend
• Macedonian: пријателка (prijatelka) — a female friend
• Malay: teman perempuan — a female friend
• Malay: kawan perempuan — a female friend
• Norwegian Bokmål: venninne — a female friend
• Norwegian Nynorsk: veninne — a female friend
• Norwegian Nynorsk: venninne — a female friend
• Persian: دوستدختر (dust-doxtar) — a female friend
• Polish: przyjaciółka — a female friend
• Portuguese: amiga — a female friend
• Romanian: amică — a female friend
• Russian: подру́га (podrúga) — a female friend
• Russian: прия́тельница (prijátelʹnica) — a female friend
• Scottish Gaelic: banacharaid — a female friend
• Serbo-Croatian: пријатѐљица — a female friend
• Serbo-Croatian: prijatèljica — a female friend
• Sicilian: cummari — a female friend
• Slovak: priateľka — a female friend
• Slovene: prijateljica — a female friend
• Spanish: amiga — a female friend
• Swahili: shoga — a female friend
• Swedish: väninna — a female friend
• Swedish: tjejkompis — a female friend
• Tajik: дугона (dugona) — a female friend
• Tajik: рафиқа (rafiqa) — a female friend
• Telugu: స్నేహితురాలు (snēhiturālu) — a female friend
• Thai: เพื่อนสาว — a female friend
• Ukrainian: подру́га (podrúha) — a female friend
• Ukrainian: при́ятелька (prýjatelʹka) — a female friend
• Urdu: سَہیلی (sahelī) — a female friend
• Urdu: سَکھی (sakhī) — a female friend
• Volapük: jiflen — a female friend