lover vs girlfriend

girlfriend vs lover

lover and girlfriend both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lover	Yes	No	No	No
girlfriend	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, girlfriend is a hyponym of lover; that is, girlfriend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lover:

lover: a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
girlfriend: a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

Other hyponyms of lover include admirer, adorer, baby, beloved, darling, dear, dearest, dearie, deary, honey, love, sweetheart, sweetie, betrothed, beau, boyfriend, fellow, swain, darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, pet, girl, lady friend, idoliser, idolizer, inamorata, inamorato, kisser, osculator, necker, fondler, petter, Romeo, soul mate, squeeze, steady, sweetheart, sweetie, truelove.

lover (noun)	girlfriend (noun)
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone	a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
an ardent follower and admirer	any female friend
a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

Difference between lover and girlfriend

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