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boyfriend

A1 Topic:Family & Relationships
US /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/
Freq #1000

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A male partner in a romantic relationship.

    She introduced her boyfriend to her parents.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a male partner in a... beau
Word family
Forms boyfriends
Derived forms boyfriend-ishboyfriendableboyfriendhoodboyfriendishboyfriendlessboyfriendshipboyfriendye-boyfriendex-boyfriendfriend-boyfriendboyunboyfriend

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Etymology

From boy + friend.

Topics

Family & Relationships

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