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How to spell girlfriend

Girlfriend is spelled G-I-R-L-F-R-I-E-N-D.

What it means: A girl or young woman in a romantic relationship.

In a sentence: My brother bought a gift for his girlfriend. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for the order of ie.

Same family: boyfriend, friendship, best friend, girlfriend’s, friendly. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word “girlfriend” is a modern compound formed from “girl” and “friend,” and it became common in the 20th century to mean a romantic partner. Earlier in English, “girl-friend” could simply mean a female friend, without the romantic meaning.

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