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View synonyms for boyfriend

boyfriend

[ boi-frend ]

noun

  1. a frequent or favorite male companion; beau.
  2. a male friend.
  3. a male lover.


adjective

  1. pertaining to or noting clothing and accessories for women that are inspired by men's fashions:

    roomy and comfortable boyfriend jeans;

    an oversize boyfriend watch.

boyfriend

/ ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd /

noun

  1. a male friend with whom a person is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart or lover


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Word History and Origins

Origin of boyfriend1

First recorded in 1895–1900; boy + friend

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Example Sentences

The star announces he is to marry his 27-year-old boyfriend.

She ultimately ditched JSwipe after about a week and found her current, non-Jewish, boyfriend on OkCupid.

Tommy describes himself as more of the “boyfriend experience.”

One night in 2004, my college boyfriend called me from inside a closet in a north Toronto housing project.

In an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer, her boyfriend, Jason Anderson, said Craig-Lewis was “all consumed” by her job.

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