womanfriend

English

Etymology

From woman +‎ friend.

Noun

womanfriend (plural womanfriends)

  1. (rare) Synonym of girlfriend.
    • 1981 February 14, Collectively Written Feminist Stories, “Myma Greenfield”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 29, page 11:
      In my favorite story, "Womb With A View," by Michele Roberts, Jo and Maggie, two womanfriends […] walk "arm-in-arm down the street" (two "straight" women showing affection in public, as British and European same-sex friends feel free to do.)

Usage notes

  • More often in the sense of "female friend"
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