Boyfriend - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbɔɪfrend|  American pronunciation of the word boyfriend
Brit.  |ˈbɔɪfrend|  British pronunciation of the word boyfriend

noun

- a man who is the lover of a man or woman (syn: beau, fellow, swain)
if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked
When the law changed, Pet could finally married his long-time boyfriend Jim

Extra examples

My boyfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.

...her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day...

My mum's new boyfriend used to beat me up a lot.

When the law changed, Pet could finally married his long-time boyfriend Jim

She doesn't treat her boyfriend very well.

She brought her boyfriend home to meet her parents.

She got back together with her old boyfriend.

Hold on to that boyfriend of yours—he's a keeper!

...her new boyfriend is of a different kidney than what she usually dates...

She's just gone through a bad breakup with her boyfriend.

She was brokenhearted when her boyfriend left her.

...her roommates catechized her about every detail of her date with her new boyfriend...

...she was distrustful of her boyfriend's claim of having saved the kitten from a raging fire...

I'm tired of hearing her gush about her boyfriend.

...there were times during her bouts of inebriety when she actually thought that her boyfriend's jokes were funny...

Word forms

noun
singular: boyfriend
plural: boyfriends
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