Definitions for boyfriend
ˈbɔɪˌfrɛndboyfriend

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

1. boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man(noun)

   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. boyfriend(Noun)

   A male partner in a romantic relationship.

2. boyfriend(Noun)

   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

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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. Their Underwear:

   On stage, I talk about my boyfriend, and the two guys I dated, and my one and only one-night stand, and it sounds like 'This girl is a real Dumpster,' but really, over two years I slept with four people.

2. Mary Beth Haglin:

   One night after a particularly bad night with my boyfriend, we had gotten into a big fight, and the next day I looked at his message and thought, ‘I’m just going to respond,’.

3. Bonnie Eisenman:

   If (I) show up to a tech meeting, I am usually asked where my boyfriend is, it's an environment where people just don't expect you to be there.

4. Melissa Kester:

   I felt awkward, it’s a little weird. He’s hugging me while he’s singing. But ha ha ha, it’s all a joke. My boyfriend is right there.

5. Tommy Potter:

   We found Carrie’s body on a Monday afternoon, so we know on Friday evening before Carrie was killed, she was in a pretty violent, domestic argument with her boyfriend. She actually was the primary aggressor. She and her boyfriend had an on-again, off-again relationship. The night before, we know Carrie stayed at a local hotel, which is not far from her residence. She was seen there… She went to a local 7-Eleven. She withdrew money out of the ATM... And then after the withdrawal of that money, that’s when it just seems that Carrie disappeared.

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