US /boʊ/ UK /bəʊ/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a woman's male admirer or boyfriend; a dandy

    She arrived at the ball on the arm of her latest beau.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a woman's male admirer or... boyfriendadmirersuitorsweetheartdandyfopgallant
Word family
Related forms bellebeautybeautiful

Etymology

From French beau ('handsome, fine'), from Latin bellus ('pretty, fine').

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