Definitions for boyfriend
ˈbɔɪˌfrɛndboyfriend

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young mannoun

   a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman

   "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. boyfriendnoun

   A male partner in a romantic relationship.

2. boyfriendnoun

   A male friend.

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Boyfriend

   A boyfriend is a regular male companion in a romantic and/or sexual relationship. This is normally not in long-term committed relationships, where other titles are more commonly used. A boyfriend can also be called an admirer, beau, fiancé, suitor and soul mate. A boyfriend is sometimes taken to check for compatibility in a relationship.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'boyfriend' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4405

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'boyfriend' in Nouns Frequency: #2535

How to pronounce boyfriend?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say boyfriend in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of boyfriend in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of boyfriend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of boyfriend in a Sentence

1. Clifford Villanueva Villalon:

   Once in your life you had a girlfriend (or a boyfriend)... and the person never knew it.

2. Anuj Somany:

   Women are so jealous of one another that if one gets a boyfriend or seems happy with her husband,then everyone in her circle becomes curious to know about him and even many often try to woo him only.

3. Thitirat Keowa-ram:

   My boyfriend agreed under the condition that I bring it to work.

4. Jane Anderson:

   Now when a woman comes with a black eye, and her occupation is listed as a dancer, we don't just assume that the guy who did this is her boyfriend.

5. Lori Ulrich:

   It is regrettable that Ms. Williams took the president's bait and went inside the Capitol. However, based on our initial investigation and preparation for today, it is our position that the allegations surrounding the theft of Speaker Pelosi's computer came in part from a former abusive boyfriend, witness one, who is in the affidavit of probable cause, he has threatened Ms. Williams, in a number of ways, including she filed a restraining order against him. He was going to go after her. These accusations are overstated.

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