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A girlfriend or female partner in a romantic relationship.
Elle a présenté sa copine à ses parents.
She introduced her girlfriend to her parents.
Informal and commonly used in everyday French.
Always informal; for formal contexts, 'fille' or 'partenaire' might be more appropriate.
From Old French, originally meaning 'comrade' or 'fellow', evolved to mean 'girlfriend' in modern usage.
Used in informal contexts to refer to one's female romantic partner.