also: ガール・フレンド
noun
girlfriend; female friend
A katakana noun for a girlfriend or girl friend. In current everyday Japanese it often suggests a romantic girlfriend; for an explicitly non-romantic female friend, 女友達 is usually clearer.
彼はガールフレンドを家族に紹介した。
He introduced his girlfriend to his family.
週末はガールフレンドと映画を見
I'm going to see a movie with my girlfriend this weekend.