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boyfriend Definition

boy·friend (bo̵ifrend′)

noun

  1. a sweetheart, beau, or escort of a girl or woman
  2. a boy who is one's friend

boyfriend Synonyms

boyfriend

n.

date, young man, beau, escort, companion, gentleman friend, steady, lover, inamorato, sweetheart, man, gentleman caller, suitor, flame, paramour, truelove, admirer, wooer, fellow*, main man*, old man*.

boyfriend Usage Examples

Possessives

  • mom: Think of problems with teachers or with your mom's new boyfriend.
  • daughter: Just like your daughter's boyfriend... or Iris Finster?
  • sister: I like to text my sisters, friends, boyfriend and my sister's boyfriend.
  • mother: Once during a row, her mother's boyfriend hit her in front of her mother.

Converse of object

  • wed: Sophie gets married - June 05 Pop diva Sophie Ellis-Bextor has secretly wed longtime boyfriend, guitarist Richard Jones.
  • marry: Kate Bosworth has hinted she wants to marry boyfriend Orlando Bloom.
  • want: Play now Golddigger OK, so you want a rich boyfriend?
  • have: She had a Sikh boyfriend who she still wanted to see.

Adjective modifier

  • ex: My ex boyfriend got married to someone else, the priest who married them, was Robbie Williams!
  • longtime: Sophie gets married - June 05 Pop diva Sophie Ellis-Bextor has secretly wed longtime boyfriend, guitarist Richard Jones.
  • long-time: The groom and groom As the Express says, the popstar will tie the knot with his long-time boyfriend on December 21.
  • jealous: The crime was probably committed by a jealous boyfriend or a jealous husband.
  • abusive: She steals from him for her abusive boyfriend; she talks of planning to kill him.
  • former: Determined to discover the truth she seeks the help of her former boyfriend, the aviation officer Joseph ' Sky Captain ' Sullivan.

Modifies a noun

trouble: But even the schools most popular girl is having boyfriend troubles.

Noun used with modifier

  • on-off: Back at her flat, Anna's on-off boyfriend Quex has re-appeared.
  • live-in: She has a live-in boyfriend, a plumber by the name of Richard Brierly.
  • actor: Her family and French actor boyfriend Olivier Martinez were by her side.
  • sister: He was called Simon, and this is the worst part, was my sisters boyfriend... .
  • star: According to the Sunday Mirror, Charlotte Church has had a blazing row with her rugby star boyfriend Gavin Henson over his late-night partying.

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