boyfriend
noun
a frequent or favorite male companion; beau.
boyfriends
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pluralof boyfriend.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“I’ve made lots of mistakes with boyfriends and husbands,” said Johnson, who has been married three times.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
The phenomenon of artificial intelligence boyfriends and girlfriends is growing worldwide, along with the prevalence of human-like avatars that sell products or stand in for loved ones who have died.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
We actually found a social insight on TikTok, with people commenting that we need to enlist our boyfriends in boot camp, they’re bad gift givers, so on and so forth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Wives read everything, girlfriends read everything, boyfriends read everything.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
She said I looked like Ava Gardner, who Lynn said was a beautiful famous actress with about seventy thousand boyfriends.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
