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A girlfriend is a Female partner in a non- Marital Romantic Relationship with another person.

The term girlfriend can have several meanings:

  • The female partner in a non-marital romantic relationship with a male. In this sense the term is generally used to describe a male's Courting partner or " Lover " -- someone he is in love with -- and is used by all age groups. For example, "His girlfriend went to the cinema with him."


  • When used by a Heterosexual girl or woman, the term "girlfriend" usually denotes a close female friend and has no Sexual or Romantic connotation.


  • When used by a Homosexual or Bisexual woman, the term "girlfriend" is almost always used to refer to a female that is involved in a romantic and/or Sexual Relationship with that person.


In Japan , where many English words have entered the common vernacular (especially among Teenagers ), a "girlfriend" (ガールフレンド) is a term which does not have any romantic connotations. Rather, it is any female friend. For example, a Japanese boy calling a girl his "girlfriend" implies no romantic involvement between the two. The proper way to refer to one's female romantic partner is ''kanojo'' (かのじょ/彼女), a word which also means ''she'' or ''her'' (in the objective case). The same situation applies to the word " Boyfriend " (ボーイフレンド).


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