different between bestie vs girlfriend

English

Etymology

best (friend) +? -ie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?sti/
• Rhymes: -?sti

Noun

bestie (plural besties)

1. (informal) best friend
   • 2008, Julie Kraut, Shallon Lester, Hot Mess: Summer in the City

     Even back then, a party just wasn't a party without my bestie, and I was miserable for the last eight frames.
2. (Internet slang, informal) best friend; A term of address for someone, usually used to instruct, to make a statement, or to draw attention.

Anagrams

• beties, bitees, bêtise

Danish

Etymology

From German Bestie, from Latin b?stia (“beast”).

Noun

bestie n (singular definite bestiet, plural indefinite bestier)

1. beast (a cruel and violent being or creature)

Inflection

Synonyms

• udyr
• uhyre

Italian

Noun

bestie f

1. plural of bestia

Polish

Noun

bestie

1. nominative plural of bestia
2. accusative plural of bestia
3. vocative plural of bestia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bestia, Latin bestia (19th century).

Noun

bestie f (plural bestii)

1. beast, wild animal

Synonyms

• fiar?

Related terms

• bestial

See also

• animal
• vietate

Venetian

Noun

bestie

1. plural of bestia

English

Alternative forms

• girl friend, girl-friend

Etymology

girl +? friend

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???lf??nd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????lf??nd/
• Hyphenation: girl?friend

Noun

girlfriend (plural girlfriends)

1. A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

   Coordinate terms: boyfriend, fiancée, lover, partner, significant other, sweetheart, wife, lady friend
2. A female friend.

   Synonym: (slang) chickfriend

   Coordinate terms: buddy, friend, pal, BFF

Usage notes

• The term is used to refer to any girl or woman in a romantic relationship with another person.
• An adult woman in such a non-marital relationship is sometimes referred to instead as a significant other or partner, especially if the two partners are living together. Because 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.
• The use of girlfriend for a female non-romantic friend of another female is limited in geographic distribution and sometimes preferred by older generations of speakers.
• Sometimes used as a term of address among men, particularly gay men.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Hindi: ??????????? (garlfre??)
• ? Japanese: ??????? (g?rufurendo)
• ? Korean: ???? (geolpeurendeu)
• ? Russian: ????????? (gjorlfr??nd)
• ? Urdu: ??? ?????? (garl fren?)

Translations

Anagrams

• friend girl, friendgirl