girlfriends

noun

plural of girlfriend
as in women
a female romantic companion he proposed to his girlfriend of seven years

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Recent Examples of girlfriends Meet Allison Kaye, a makeup artist whose entire business is traveling around the country getting athletes' wives and girlfriends glammed up for game day. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 In addition to testimony from Perry Bowick, the series will include stories of firsthand memories from Perry’s friends David Pressman and Roger Castillo, along with several former girlfriends. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 Swift is a ghost of girlfriends past haunting Johnson in the video, sleeping in bed next to her, knocking drinks over to warn her to leave her ominous partner. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026 The assistant also sometimes acted as a go-between for Combs and one of his girlfriends who used the pseudonym Jane in court. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 The photos were first seen in February as part of a special digital cover issue spotlighting some of the league’s most prominent WAGs — wives and girlfriends. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 Zverev has maintained his innocence of both accounts, while agreeing to a $218,000 settlement in 2024 with one of his ex-girlfriends in a German court. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Sep. 2026 Chanen is among a new generation of wives and girlfriends of pro athletes, aka WAGs, who have proudly reclaimed the once-demeaning term. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 At first, everyone was having a great time, and my girlfriends couldn’t stop talking about how cool my new friend was and how much everyone was enjoying hanging out with her. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlfriends
  1. women
  2. girls
  3. gals
  4. ladies
  5. lovers
Noun
  • An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defence service officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The conference — 20 men and women pontificating, arguing, strategizing, hashing out the truth — is the entire movie.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of women
Noun
  • When the all-girls boarding school for young witches first appeared on the show, the historic Buckner Mansion in New Orleans was used for exterior shots, underscoring Coven’s spooky Southern Gothic aesthetic.
    — Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The ordering should be pleasant like the voices of the elevator girls in department stores.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of girls
Noun
  • Just like the guys, the gals danced to a top-charting song from the year they were born.
    — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The two Targaryen gals presented Sally Field with the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Remarkably Bright Creatures.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of gals
Noun
  • The ladies were also joined by VMAs nominee Sombr and, randomly, Seth Rogen.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Basner arrived there from a five-year stint selling ladies knitted sweaters.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of ladies
Noun
  • In the visual, Karol and Mars portray lovers once again — and even share a dramatic, firework-spurring embrace at the end.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Withholding his feelings and observations from family and lovers while sharing them with the outside world, Chen traces variations of longing and desire.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of lovers

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“Girlfriends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlfriends. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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