noun
girlfriend, female friend
A2
Freundin: feminine noun meaning girlfriend or female friend; context decides romantic meaning. Article: die Freundin. Plural: Freundinnen. Regular declension. Dativ Plural: den Freundinnen. Use context or possessive forms (meine Freundin) to clarify relationship. Common collocations: sich mit einer Freundin treffen. No irregularities.
Examples
Sie ist eine gute Freundin von mir.
She is a good female friend of mine.
Meine Freundin kommt heute zu Besuch.
My girlfriend is coming to visit today.
Der Mann rief seine Freundin an, weil er ihr sagen wollte, dass das Treffen verschoben wurde.
The man called his girlfriend because he wanted to tell her that the meeting was postponed.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a woman labeled 'Freundin' smiling
friend + -in (female) → Freundin
die → imagine a woman when you say Freundin
Notes
Used for both 'girlfriend' (romantic) and 'female friend' (platonic) depending on context.