boyfriend
[boi-frend]
- a frequent or favorite male companion; beau.
- a male friend.
- a male lover.
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- 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.
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Origin of boyfriend
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Contemporary Examples
The star announces he is to marry his 27-year-old boyfriend.
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Tommy describes himself as more of the “boyfriend experience.”
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In an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer, her boyfriend, Jason Anderson, said Craig-Lewis was “all consumed” by her job.
My boyfriend and his best friend remember seeing you there, too.
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boyfriend
- a male friend with whom a person is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart or lover
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