Girlfriends
Mates and girlfriends are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mates" instead a noun "Girlfriends".
Mates
Mates noun - A pair of people who live together.
Girlfriends and mates are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Girlfriends" instead a noun "Mates".
Both words in one sentence
- To some extent, Wilkos does treat female guests who are abusive to their mates less harshly than men who treat their girlfriends/wives similarly.
Source: Series / The Steve Wilkos Show -
His band mates, his former girlfriends and boyfriends, biographers (official and unofficial), people who worked with him (producers, engineers, guest musicians) were also asked about Freddie's favorite singers and more and more names came including Prince, David Bowie, etc.
Source: Remember the New Guy
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