beau
noun
a male lover or sweetheart.
beaus
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pluralof beau.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This is a huge limitation, as Flock has been used by officers to track not just exes but the new beaus with whom they have moved on.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
As fate would have it, all that time spent researching how bats find their beaus may have led to another pairing.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 14, 2024
Shortly afterward, the two were out and about on a double date with their beaus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Martha’s ambivalence regarding her beaus arose from an unsettled family life.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2021
I hadn’t seen a picture of her since she’d been in high school and now she was twenty-one and taught music and had lots of beaus.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
