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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boyfriend¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; boy + friend

Example Sentences

‘I’m at a loss’: My boyfriend of nearly 10 years is naming his elderly parents as beneficiaries and giving them power of attorney.

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There is such a thing as boyfriend material after all.

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Casey Johnson, the daughter of Robert “Woody” Johnson IV and a friend of fellow socialite Paris Hilton, accused her aunt of stealing her DJ boyfriend after a joint trip to Cambodia.

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“Anyway,” she adds — there’s a word you’re likely to hear a dozen or more times chatting with Lauper — she and Wolff got together romantically as girlfriend and boyfriend then professionally as client and manager.

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Ms Souza was hospitalised in a critical condition and tests showed she had methanol in her system, as did her boyfriend, according to an obituary posted online.

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Related Words

• beau 
• companion 
• friend 
• partner 
• suitor 
• sweetheart 
• young man