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dreamgirl

dreamgirl

5.9
A girl who appears in someone's dreams while they sleep
  • noun
translation icon : chica de los sueños
  • The story is about a boy searching for the dreamgirl who visits him in his dreams.

Examples

  • After waking up, she tried to remember the face of the dreamgirl from her dream.

  • I often see my dreamgirl in my dreams.

  • He described the mysterious dreamgirl he met while sleeping last night.

  • She is my dreamgirl!

  • He described the mysterious dreamgirl he met while sleeping last night.

  • After waking up, she tried to remember the face of the dreamgirl from her dream.

  • The story is about a boy searching for the dreamgirl who visits him in his dreams.

Surface Forms

dreamgirl singular
dreamgirls plural

Morphology

dreamgirl = dream + girl (transparent) = dream + girl

Literal composition of 'dream' + 'girl' meaning a girl who appears in someone's dreams; the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Dreamgirl comes from dream and girl, and can be taken literally as a 'girl who appears in your dreams' while you sleep. So a dreamgirl can mean the girl you see or meet in a dream.