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A girlfriend is a Female partner in a non- Marital Romantic Relationship . SCOPE The term is most commonly used to describe any female person who is in a romantic relationship with another person. An older woman in such a non-marital relationship is sometimes described instead as a Significant Other or partner, especially if the two partners are living together. At times, since "girlfriend" and "partner" mean different things to different people, the distinctions between the terms are subjective, and which term is used in a relationship will ultimately be determined by personal preference. When used by a girl or woman about another female in a non- Sexual , non- Romantic context, the 2-word form "girl friend" is usually used to avoid confusion with the romantic meaning. Though nuanced, there is a significant difference between girlfriend and boyfriend, and girl friend and boy friend. In a strictly grammatical sense, a girlfriend or boyfriend is an 'individual of significance' with whom one shares a relationship. A girl friend or '''boy friend''', however, is simply a friend identified on the basis of '''gender.''' SYNONYMS
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