Girlfriend vs. Friend

Girlfriendnoun

A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

Girlfriendnoun

A female friend.

Girlfriendnoun

any female friend; as, Mary and her girlfriend organized the party.

Girlfriendnoun

a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; as, his girlfriend kicked him out.

Girlfriendnoun

any female friend;

Girlfriendnoun

a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved;

Girlfriendnoun

a person's regular female companion with whom they have a romantic or sexual relationship

Girlfriendnoun

a woman's female friend

Girlfriend

A girlfriend is a female friend or acquaintance, often a regular female companion with whom one is platonic, romantically or sexually involved. This is normally a short-term committed relationship, where other titles (e.g., wife or partner) are more commonly used for long-term relationships.

Friendnoun

A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

Friendnoun

A boyfriend or girlfriend.

Friendnoun

An associate who provides assistance.

Friendnoun

A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted

Friendnoun

A person who backs or supports something.

Friendnoun

(informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.

Friendnoun

Used as a form of address when warning someone.

Friendnoun

(object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.

Friendnoun

(climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.

Friendnoun

(obsolete) A paramour of either sex.

Friendverb

To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

Friendverb

(transitive) To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.

Friendnoun

One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society and welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant.

Friendnoun

One not inimical or hostile; one not a foe or enemy; also, one of the same nation, party, kin, etc., whose friendly feelings may be assumed. The word is some times used as a term of friendly address.

Friendnoun

One who looks propitiously on a cause, an institution, a project, and the like; a favorer; a promoter; as, a friend to commerce, to poetry, to an institution.

Friendnoun

One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers.

Friendnoun

A paramour of either sex.

Friendverb

To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to befriend.

Friendnoun

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust;

Friendnoun

an associate who provides assistance;

Friendnoun

a person with whom you are acquainted;

Friendnoun

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.;

Friendnoun

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)